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Lewis Hamilton: It felt weird passing Charles Leclerc for Bahrain Grand Prix win

Lewis Hamilton admitted it was strange to pass Charles Leclerc for the lead of the Bahrain Grand Prix as the Ferrari driver struggled with a late engine issue.

Hamilton inherited victory in Sakhir as a cylinder on Leclerc's engine stopped working with 12 laps to go. When Hamilton passed the Ferrari youngster he raised what appeared to be an apologetic hand and the reigning world champion was hugely complimentary of Leclerc after the race.

"Ultimately you want to pass someone because you're quicker than them and it's been a fight," Hamilton said afterwards.