Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain steers his car during the Formula One Bahrain Grand Prix in Sakhir, Bahrain.
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Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain celebrates after winning the Formula One Bahrain Grand Prix in Sakhir, Bahrain. Left is second placed Red Bull driver Max Verstappen of th...
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Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain celebrates after winning the Turkish Formula One Grand Prix at the Istanbul Park circuit racetrack in Istanbul.
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Third placed Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany, right, pours champagne of race winner Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain on the podium of the Formula One Turkish Gr...
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Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain holds up the trophy on the podium after his record breaking win during the Formula One Portuguese Grand Prix at the Algarve International ...
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Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain steers his car to win the Eifel Formula One Grand Prix at the Nuerburgring racetrack in Nuerburg, Germany.
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Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain steers his car to win the Eifel Formula One Grand Prix at the Nuerburgring racetrack in Nuerburg, Germany.
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Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain steers his car to win the Eifel Formula One Grand Prix at the Nuerburgring racetrack in Nuerburg, Germany.
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Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain celebrates after winning during the Eifel Formula One Grand Prix at the Nuerburgring racetrack in Nuerburg, Germany.
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Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain celebrates on the podium after he won the Eifel Formula One Grand Prix at the Nuerburgring racetrack in Nuerburg, Germany.
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Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain, center, drinks champagne at the podium after winning the Eifel Formula One Grand Prix at the Nuerburgring racetrack in Nuerburg, Germany....
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Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain, left, is sprayed with champagne as he celebrates after winning the Eifel Formula One Grand Prix at the Nuerburgring racetrack in Nuerburg...
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Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain holds the trophy at the podium as he celebrates after winning the Eifel Formula One Grand Prix at the Nuerburgring racetrack in Nuerburg, ...
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Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain steers his car during the Russian Formula One Grand Prix, at the Sochi Autodrom circuit, in Sochi, Russia.
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Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain celebrates on the podium after placing third at the Russian Formula One Grand Prix, at the Sochi Autodrom circuit, in Sochi, Russia.
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Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain steers his car during the qualifying session for the upcoming Russian Formula One Grand Prix, at the Sochi Autodrom circuit, in Sochi, Rus...
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Winner of the race, Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain, right, celebrates with second place Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas of Finland on the podium during the Formula One G...
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Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain celebrates after winning the Formula One Grand Prix of Tuscany, at the Mugello circuit in Scarperia, Italy.
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Winner of the race, Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain, right, hoists the trophy as he stands with second place Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas of Finland on the podium duri...
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Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain gets out of his car and gives the thumbs up after clocking the best time during qualification ahead of the Grand Prix of Tuscany, at the M...
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