LEWIS HAMILTON came agonisingly close to winning a race for the first time this season. Verstappen – who equals F1’s record for the most win in a season with 13 – also helped his team wrap up an emotional constructors’ championship. But it was Verstappen who crossed the line first, helping Red Bull to an emotional victory following the death of the energy drink’s co-founder Dietrich Mateschitz. Red Bull boss Christian Horner said: “Max Verstappen you are world champion, we are world champions. Verstappen set the pace but he was being pressed by Hamilton until the safety car was deployed on lap 18 when Valtteri Bottas spun off. Once the mess was cleared up and the race restarted on lap 26, Verstappen still kept ahead of Hamilton but crucially he was not able to pull away. Verstappen returned to the track in sixth and had his work cut out to reach Hamilton.

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