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The seven-time world champion completed the podium behind Fernando Alonso and dominant race winner Max Verstappen, who claimed Red Bull's 100th championship win by 9.57 seconds.
Hamilton enjoyed a strong launch and initially jumped front-row starter Alonso into the first corner.
He then stayed ahead through the first round of pitstops - notably escaping a penalty for a potential unsafe ...
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