Lewis Hamilton calls Spanish GP victory 'a rejuvenating experience'

BARCELONA, Spain -- Lewis Hamilton said he will "sleep like a baby" after claiming a convincing victory at the Spanish Grand Prix.

Victory never looked in doubt for Hamilton after he successfully led away from pole into Turn 1, beating Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas by 20 seconds. In the process he also extended his championship lead over Sebastian Vettel to 17 points.

Hamilton had been propelled to the top of the standings with a fortuitous victory in Azerbaijan and he felt the dominant nature of his Barcelona drive was exactly what he needed.

"I think today has been a rejuvenating experience," he said. "People probably think it was an easy race and I was cruising but I wasn't cruising.

"I…