F1 Results Today: Spanish Grand Prix times - Hamilton ends drought with SENSATIONAL Spanish GP result

Lewis Hamilton ended his longest podium drought with a sensational fight to take P3 at the Spanish GP.

Reigning champion, Max Verstappen pipped Lando Norris for the race win, however it was not a lights to flag win for the Dutchman.

George Russell produced an inspired first lap overtake, sweeping into the first corner to depose Norris for the lead.

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However, his success was short lived, with Verstappen flying past Russell on Lap 3 and instantly pulling out of DRS range.

Russell's race was further hindered after a slow pit stop of 5.3 seconds, failing to pull off the undercut on Norris' McLaren.

Meanwhile Hamilton produced a hair-raising overtake on Carlos Sainz down the main straight and into Turn 1, making contact with the Ferrari and pushing the Spaniard off the track.

The incident was noted by race control, however the stewards determined that no investigation was necessary, despite Sainz's protests over team radio.

How did Lando Norris lose the lead?

Once Verstappen pitted Norris found himself as the net leader extending his stint to try and build a gap.

However, McLaren left Norris out too long struggling to get past the Mercedes following his pit stop and Verstappen extending his race lead.

Battling hard with the Mercedes of Russell throughout Lap 35, Norris managed to snatch back P2 from his compatriot.

Russell did not give up, fighting back with DRS but ultimately failing, and falling into the clutches of Hamilton.

A slow second stop for Norris, saw him almost usurped by Russell, but narrowly came out in front to hunt down Verstappen on fresher tyres on Lap 48.

The Brit was unsuccessful, however, failing to close the gap in time before the chequered flag.

After falling behind his team-mate during his second pit stop Hamilton managed to stick with Russell, and overtake his team-mate to claim the final podium position - retribution from their battle in Canada.

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Spanish Grand Prix 2024 results

The final classification from Barcelona was as follows:

1. Max Verstappen (Red Bull)

2. Lando Norris (McLaren): +2.219

3. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes): +17.790

4. George Russell (Mercedes): +22.320

5. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari): +22.709

6. Carlos Sainz (Ferrari): +31.028

7. Oscar Piastri (McLaren): +33.760

8. Pierre Gasly (Alpine): +59.524

9. Sergio Perez (Red Bull): +62.025

10. Esteban Ocon (Alpine): +71.889

11. Nico Hulkenberg (Haas): +79.215

12. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin): 1 LAP

13. Guanyu Zhou (Sauber): 1 LAP

14. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin): 1 LAP

15. Valtteri Bottas (Sauber): 1 LAP

16. Daniel Ricciardo (RB): 1 LAP

17. Kevin Magnussen (Haas): 1 LAP

18. Alex Albon (Williams): 1 LAP

19. Yuki Tsunoda (RB): 1 LAP

20. Logan Sargeant (Williams): 2 LAPS

Fastest Lap

Lando Norris (McLaren): 1:19.682secs

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