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Lewis Hamilton goes through the summer with sharp fangs. After the strategic slide at Silverstone, where the demands of the hard tires raised Verstappen, the Briton was simmering his fifth conquest in Montmeló. Only a summer storm, which seemed to be part of the props of the circuit, dared to put some intrigue. The only consolation for the Dutchman's Red Bull was witnessing the blow from a privileged position. An unusual August noon on the Spanish circuit, accustomed to the spring sun in May and, above all, to the intense heat of its stands.

The main stand was unfazed by Lewis' 88th victory, just three behind Michael Schumacher's record . It seems that the fall and the momentum of the Mercedes will take the leaves of such a feat. There is no one who can stop him. Carlos Sainz , who would have been acclaimed from the stands in other circumstances, pulled with pride and claw in duels where, a priori, he was inferior, climbing a step in front of Albon and winning the second pulse to his teammate Norris.

The British calmed down to prevent the torrid Spanish asphalt from devouring his tires at the same speed as the Silverstone track did , a week ago, handing Verstappen what was sensed as another victory sung by Mercedes. His head, when he enters his racing car, has long been far above his heart. Right now, only a careless tire management can derail you. Because while neither of his two pit stops were anything but extraordinary (unlike Red Bull's), it was enough for him to use automatic pilot to secure the loot again in Barcelona, ​​as he has done for the last four years. Its takeoff, after the traffic light went out, concluded with a placid landing after 66 laps without interference.

Because the only threat, that of the daring Verstappen, had to be content with stealing Bottas's wallet at the start. The Finn, winner of the first race of the World Championship, was devoured in that initial sprint until the first corner, but struggled to catch his breath in front of the restless Racing Point of Stroll. It did not give him for more and the Red Bull saved the second step without the slightest symptom of suffocation. Given the manifest superiority of Hamilton, who already leads him by 37 points, Max could do little else there.

Montmeló, talisman for Sainz

Precisely with Stroll Carlos Sainz had them stiff , but those agitated 'pink Mercedes' still live far from the orange McLaren. After his double upset at Silverstone, leaving empty in both races, he experienced an intense midday in his country. First, he frayed Albon's Red Bull and gave himself the pleasure of waving to Vettel , who still owns what will be his steering wheel next year. The Spaniard put a lot of effort into that last bugle call. There he tried to tie Checo Pérez , back after dealing with the coronavirus and penalized on the track, but he did not give him more. He would have liked to raise his hand to thank his fans for their love. But he had to settle for celebrating another great day at his home, where he has always scored, with the McLaren people.

The outlook for Ferrari, where Sainz will park next winter, is still more black than red. Leclerc blocked his car after a spin, past the halfway point of the race, and ended up in his garage with his third zero of the season behind him. The battered pride of the Scuderia was barely saved by Vettel with a seventh place lifted from a risky one-stop strategy that could have cost him some more upset.

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