Britain's Lewis Hamilton, the Mercedes driver, started the journey to defend his title in the World Championship (Grand Prix) for Formula 1 car races - by winning the Bahraini racing title, today, Sunday, at the opening of the new season of the championship.
Hamilton won the championship title last season, equaling the record for the number of titles won by any driver in the history of the championship on a par with German legend Michael Schumacher, who won the title seven times.
Hamilton finished the race in first place, beating the Dutch Red Bull driver Max Verstappen, who is expected to be Hamilton's strongest contender for the championship title this season.
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Hamilton's Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas finished third in the race.