Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton leads from start to finish in the Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday.
Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes won Sunday’s Chinese Grand Prix, beating teammate and pole sitter Valtteri Bottas with a quicker start from his No. 2 spot on the grid. It was his sixth victory in the Shanghai race.
Hamilton, the five-time and defending champion, led for the entire race after the quick start for his 75th career victory. It also moved him into the lead in the overall standings after three races.
The next is in two weeks in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Sebastian Vettel of Ferrari was third ahead of Red Bull’s Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc of Ferrari.
“The start is really what made the difference,” Hamilton said. “And after that it was kind of history.”
Mercedes has won the first three races — two for Hamilton and one for Bottas — despite early hints this season that Ferrari had more flat-out speed.
