Lewis Hamilton seized the overall championship lead with a record sixth victory in Sunday's Chinese Grand Prix with Valtteri Bottas completing a one-two for Mercedes in Formula One's 1000th race. The Briton crossed the line 6.5 seconds ahead of Bottas, who started from pole, with Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel chalking up his first podium finish of the season in third.

Hamilton's win in Shanghai was the landmark 75th of the 34-year-old's career and puts him just 16 victories short of Michael Schumacher's all time record tally of 91. It was also the Briton's second triumph in a row this season, after the five-time champion inherited victory in Bahrain two weeks ago, and Mercedes' third one-two in as many races. The result moves Hamilton into the overall championship lead for the first time this season. Team-mate Valtteri Bottas, who won the season-opening race in Australia and had led after the opening two rounds of the season, is six points behind in second. "It's not been the most straightforward of weekends, but what a fantastic result for the team," said Hamilton, who struggled throughout practice. "We came here, didn't know where we'd stand.