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BAKU: Defending world champion Lewis Hamilton claimed his first win of 2018 on Sunday and took over as leader of the title race when he triumphed in a dramatic, crash and incident-strewn Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
The 33-year-old Briton managed to steer his Mercedes through a chaotic race and capitalised on his teammate Valtteri Bottas’ misfortune when a late puncture scuppered the Finn’s chances. Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel had looked set to turn pole position into a victory until a second Safety Car intervention left him lunging to pass Bottas and locking-up.
The German finished fourth behind the triumphant Hamilton, Kimi Raikkonen in the second Ferrari and Mexican Sergio Perez of Force India.
