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A new season, but a very familiar face atop the podium.

If Lewis Hamilton secures yet another world championship, for many he will pull ahead in the GOAT (greatest of all time) debate, and he was off to a winning start at yesterday’s Bahrain Grand Prix.

The British driver was pushed to the limits by Max Verstappen, and had to draw on all of his experience to hold off the Red Bull flyer, but hung on to win his first opening race of the season since 2015.

The official F1 highlights package comes in at just over seven minutes, but you’ll need to click ‘Watch on YouTube’ to be redirected to view it:

Here’s your race full top 10, via F1i:

There would have been many first-time eyes on yesterday’s race, with the success of Netflix’s Formula 1: Drive to Survive seeing a third season released on March 19.

Formula One has attracted a legion of new fans through the series, so if you haven’t yet watched this, here’s a good way to pass the time between races:

Next up is the Italian Grand Prix, or Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, on Sunday, April 18.

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