WATCH: Verstappen beats Hamilton into Turn 1 in thrilling Spanish GP start
Lewis Hamilton took a superb 100th pole position of his F1 career on Saturday at the Spanish Grand Prix, but once the lights went out to start the race it was Max Verstappen who got the better start from second place, the Dutchman beating Hamilton into Turn 1 to take the lead.
Behind the two leaders Valtteri Bottas, who started third, lost out to Ferrari's Charles Leclerc, and Daniel Ricciardo had a great start for McLaren, making it up to fifth from seventh on the grid as he targets a big points haul in Barcelona.
Hit play on the video above to see how the start played out, and tap here to follow all the action from the race in our live blog.
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