He was hunted and harried but finally Lewis Hamilton won the Spanish Grand Prix — his fourth consecutive victory and the one that finally put him on top of the World Championship table. Back in the Mercedes team home in the paddock, a seasoned observer in his red hat — Niki Lauda, the Mercedes chairman —was banging the table as he claimed in that direct Austrian style of his that Hamilton is simply unbeatable. That proposition was mildly under threat in the closing few laps of the race as Nico Rosberg, assisted by fresher, quicker tyres, came within six-tenths of a second of overtaking him. Another couple of laps and he would probably have managed it. It provided a dramatic conclusion to a race that could best be described as a slow burner around the procession-inducing tarmac of Barcelona.
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Lewis Hamilton lauded by Niki Lauda after run of wins continues
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But Hamilton insists he can still improve his speed
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Nico Rosberg confident he can still provide a challenge for Hamilton
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