Friday, November 15

He did it again! Hamilton won the Portugal and consolidates in the leadership

By: Writing

The seven-time Formula 1 champion, Lewis Hamilton won the Portuguese Grand Prix and established himself in the leadership of the competition.

The Portugal’s competition was close, both due to the difficulty of the track and the quality of the pilots who competed at the top of the race.

# 2May | Lewis Hamilton won the Portuguese Grand Prix, thus achieving his second victory in 2021.

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Max Verstappen came in second, and Valtteri Bottas in third.

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In the standings, Hamilton is seconded by the Dutch Max Verstapper, who has done an excellent competition, but the Englishman managed overcome it in the Portimao race.

Checo Pérez finished fourth and Spaniards Fernando Alonso and Carlos Sainz finished eighth and eleventh, respectively, he told EFE agency.

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Lewis Hamilton overtaking Valtteri Bottas for the first position

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Checo Pérez finished ahead of English Lando Norris and Monegasque Charles Leclerc , who finished sixth.

The French Esteban Ocon , the partner of Alonso in Alpine , was seventh , just ahead of the double Asturian world champion, who started thirteenth and, after completing a great race, finished eighth.

The Australian Daniel Ricciardo finished ninth in Portimao, one place ahead of the French Pierre Gasly, that added a point that he snatched right at the end from Sainz , who had finished fifth and finished eleventh.