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Max Verstappen holds off Lando Norris to extend title lead with Spanish GP win

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Max Verstappen held off Lando Norris’s late charge to win the Spanish Grand Prix and extend his championship lead.

Norris started from pole position but dropped to third after he was outfoxed by Verstappen and George Russell at the opening bend following a poor getaway in Barcelona.

The McLaren driver took on a different strategy from his rivals to afford himself a last-gasp surge for victory on fresher rubber.

However, Norris ran out of steam in his pursuit of Verstappen, with the Dutchman claiming his third win from the last

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