Lewis Hamilton was in a class of his own as he eased to a comfortable victory at the Spanish Grand Prix on Sunday.The world champion had no real competition throughout the 66 laps in Barcelona, eventually crossing the finish line over 20 seconds clear of Valtteri Bottas as Mercedes claimed an emphatic 1-2.For Sebastian Vettel, it was another race where the chance of a strong result was missed as a decision to pit for a second time during a mid-race Virtual Safety Car dropped him from second to fourth, where he would ultimately finish.That allowed Max Verstappen to claim his first podium of the season in third, despite having to nurse a damaged car over the final 20 laps or so after just touching the back of Lance Stroll's Williams when the VSC ended.In a largely processional race, the main action came at the start as Vettel jumped Bottas into second at the first two corners.There would be carnage behind, as Romain Grosjean lost the rear of his Haas through Turn 3 causing a huge plume of tyre smoke and would be hit by a blinded Pierre Gasly and Nico Hulkenberg taking all three drivers out.A prolonged Safety Car period was needed to clear away the debris but once the race was green again, Hamilton's pace was unmatched.The Briton showed the kind of domination we have seen throughout the hybrid era pulling away by over half a second per lap at least over Vettel in second.The Ferrari driver responded by pitting first of the leaders and switching to the Medium tyre but this had little effect.Instead, his main focus was on keeping Bottas behind in third but the Mercedes driver was unable to mount a serious challenge.The two Red Bulls tried to shake things up by staying out longer than the other two teams and they would be free to show their true when, after being stuck behind Kimi Raikkonen since the start, the Finn was forced into retirement with an engine problem.Back to Hamilton, and the only time he lost the lead was when he pitted for new tyres, running second behind Verstappen for a small number of laps.Once the Dutchman was clear though, it was a cruise to the checkered flag, even when the VSC was called to clear the broken down Force India of Esteban Ocon.This is where Ferrari made what would turn out to be the wrong decision to pit Vettel for a second time, as a slow stop meant he came out fourth behind Verstappen.Despite having to nurse tyres and fuel that set Bottas free to claim second with the Red Bull driver more than fast enough in the final sector to prevent the four-time world champion from attacking for the final podium place.Daniel Ricciardo has a bizarre race setting regular fastest laps but ending over 23 seconds behind those ahead in fifth and 50 seconds down on race winner Hamilton.Kevin Magnussen also had a lonely race in sixth to finish as top midfield runner as Carlos Sainz got ahead of compatriot Fernando Alonso at the start and would claim seventh.The McLaren driver would be stuck behind Charles Leclerc for a prolonged period in what was another strong performance from the F2 champion, but eventually, the local hero got past on the main straight en route to P8.Sergio Perez would also pass the Monegasque late on for ninth but Leclerc would secure a second consecutive points finish in 10th for Sauber.14 cars would make the finish with Stoffel Vandoorne the final retiree as the gearbox on his McLaren appeared to fail as he came onto the start/ finish straight.Final results can be seen below: 

With his second consecutive win, Hamilton now enjoys a 17-point lead at the top of the Drivers' Championship from Sebastian Vettel.

However, the next race could well see the Ferrari's back on form as F1 heads to its most famous race, the Monaco Grand Prix on the streets Monte Carlo where the Scuderia dominated and Mercedes toiled 12 months ago.

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