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Hamilton hits 100 as rain wrecks Norris' golden chance

A late downpour assisted Lewis Hamilton to his 100th Formula 1 victory, with a hard-fought win in the 2021 Russian Grand Prix over Red Bull's Max Verstappen and Ferrari's Carlos Sainz in Sochi. The Mercedes driver had suffered a poor start and dropped three positions on the opening lap, but he kept himself in contention for the rest of the afternoon so that by the time heavy rain returned with five laps remaining he was able to pit for inters and grasp the lead from longtime leader Lando Norris Having started from pole position, Norris attempted to finish the race on slicks but aqua-planed out of the lead, meaning that he dropped to seventh despite having controlled most of the race up to...
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