Mercedes AMG driver Lewis Hamilton found it physically taxing to win against this season’s archrival Sebastian Vettel of Ferrari to win the Spanish Grand Prix the other weekend, and he could even be heard breathing heavily during conversations over the team’s radio.

The 2017 regulation changes – wider tires, more downforce – were always going to make this year’s cars tougher to drive, but Hamilton said he had to go the extra mile to overcome his championship rival this time out, such was the pace of the Ferrari.

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