Spanish Grand Prix - LIVE! Max Verstappen wins after Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg crash out
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Your support makes all the difference.Lewis Hamilton started from pole position in Barcelona as he looked to win the Spanish Grand Prix and end team-mate Nico Rosberg's run of seven consecutive victories.
- Hamilton and Rosberg crash on the first lap
- Hamilton started from pole; Rosberg was second
- Red Bulls of Ricciardo and Verstappen started on second row
- Ferrari made up third row with Raikkonen fifth and Vettel sixth
- The race started at 13.00 BST.
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Starting grid:
1. Lewis Hamilton (Britain) Mercedes
2. Nico Rosberg (Germany) Mercedes
3. Daniel Ricciardo (Australia) Red Bull - TAG Heuer
4. Max Verstappen (Netherlands) Red Bull - TAG Heuer
5. Kimi Raikkonen (Finland) Ferrari
6. Sebastian Vettel (Germany) Ferrari
7. Valtteri Bottas (Finland) Williams-Mercedes
8. Carlos Sainz Jr (Spain) Toro Rosso - Ferrari
9. Sergio Perez (Mexico) Force India - Mercedes
10. Fernando Alonso (Spain) McLaren
11. Nico Huelkenberg (Germany) Force India - Mercedes
12. Jenson Button (Britain) McLaren
13. Daniil Kvyat (Russia) Toro Rosso - Ferrari
14. Romain Grosjean (France) Haas - Ferrari
15. Kevin Magnussen (Denmark) Renault
16. Esteban Gutierrez (Mexico) Haas - Ferrari
17. Jolyon Palmer (Britain) Renault
18. Felipe Massa (Brazil) Williams-Mercedes
19. Marcus Ericsson (Sweden) Sauber - Ferrari
20. Felipe Nasr (Brazil) Sauber - Ferrari
21. Pascal Wehrlein (Germany) Manor - Mercedes
22. Rio Haryanto (Indonesia) Manor - Mercedes
Latest:MAX VERSTAPPEN WINS THE SPANISH GRAND PRIX TO BECOME THE YOUNGEST EVER F1 GRAND PRIX WINNER
Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg crash out on first lap
Verstappen leads home Raikkonen and Vettel
Top five: 1. Verstappen 2. Raikkonen 3. Vettel 4. Ricciardo 5. Bottas
RET: Hamilton (lap 1), Rosberg (lap 1) Hulkenberg (lap 22), Alonso (lap 47)
Hello and welcome to our coverage of today's Spanish Grand Prix, the fifth race of the season in what has been a run of dominance for Nico Rosberg so far this season. Rosberg has won all four grand prix, but Lewis Hamilton will hope to kick-start his fightback this afternoon and he starts from pole in his bid to win a first race since Austin last season.
I have a feeling that Dan will shine today #SpanishGP
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Good luck @LewisHamilton Lets get this season started #SpanishGP#TeamLH#F1 ????????????????????
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@ManorRacing rocket car will blast you into the points today. To the points and beyond.#SpanishGP#F1
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Lap 44: Ricciardo is in for his final stop, and he releases Verstappen into the lead while himself dropping down to fourth.
Lap 45: Now this is interesting. None of the top four have to pit again, and the state of lay is this: Verstappen leads Raikkonen by just one second, with both on mediums that will be 31 laps old at the end of the race. Vettel is third, 7.9 seconds behind the leader, with Ricciardo an additional seven seconds further back. Both Vettel and Ricciardo are on younger tyres though.
Lap 47: Alonso's McLaren has lost all power at turn three, and he's parked it on the inside of the corner next to an exit point. That should prevent a safety car, but the Spanish crowd a certainly disappointed to see the home favourite out of the race.
Lap 51: With 15 laps remaining, Raikkonen is closing massively on Verstappen. However,t he Red Bull is mighty out of the final corner and it means that Raikkonen can't catch him before the first turn every with the DRS. Ricciardo is bringing himself into play too, and he's just 1.6 seconds behind Vettel with the gap to the top two around 8.8 seconds.
KIMI TO WIN, KIMI TO WIN, KIMI TO WIN! #f1sky#SpanishGP
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Come on Kimi try forcing the kid into making a mistake #SpanishGP
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Lap 56: There's two fierce battles unfolding here. Ricciardo is all over the back of Vettel, and up ahead it's the opposite as Raikkonen is glued to the gearbox of race leader Verstappen. We could be just 10 laps away from an 18-year-old winning his first Grand Prix in his maiden race for Red Bull. Crikey...
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