Formula One record, set by Michael Schumacher.Red Bull driver Max Verstappen had started on pole, but Hamilton gained the lead when he was stopped earlier by his Mercedes team to complete an undercut of the Dutch driver.Hamilton kept his lead through the second set of pit stops, with Verstappen running 11 laps longer to set up a grandstand finish.The strategic battle between the teams meant that Hamilton had to hold off Verstappen, who was on fresher tyres for the final 17 laps of the race.Hamilton was forced to nurse his tyres and measure his pace to hold off Verstappen, who caught up to him with five laps to go.A lap later, the 23-year-old attempted to pass Hamilton around turn four of the Bahrain International Circuit.He looked to have.
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