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Verstappen takes F1 lead with win in Spain, agony for Leclerc

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epa09966312 Dutch Formula One driver Max Verstappen of Red Bull celebrates with the trophy after winning the Formula One Grand Prix of Spain held at Circuit Barcelona-Catalunya in Montmelo, Barcelona, Spain, 22 May 2022. EPA-EFE/Alejandro Garcia

BARCELONA (Reuters) – Formula One world champion Max Verstappen won the Spanish Grand Prix in a Red Bull one-two and seized the overall lead in the standings on an agonising Sunday for Ferrari’s luckless Charles Leclerc.

The win ahead of Mexican team mate Sergio Perez completed a hat-trick for Verstappen, his third in a row after Imola and Miami, and sent the Dutch driver six points clear of Leclerc after six races.

Britain’s George Russell finished third for a revived Mercedes with Perez taking the fastest lap bonus point.

(Reporting by Alan Baldwin, editing by Ed Osmond)

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