Brilliant Lewis Hamilton secures thrilling victory after pit-stop gamble in Spanish Grand Prix

Hamilton passed championship rival Max Verstappen with just six laps remaining

It was another win for Lewis Hamilton (Joan Monfort/AP)

Lewis Hamilton executed a Mercedes pit-stop gamble by passing championship rival Max Verstappen with just six laps remaining to win a breathless Spanish Grand Prix.

Hamilton appeared to have missed his chance at Barcelona’s Circuit de Catalunya when he was left out on old rubber for four laps longer than his rival.