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Hakkinen saw shades of Lauda in Hamilton's Monaco drive

Mika Hakkinen says Lewis Hamilton's 77th Grand Prix win was achieved in true Lauda-style, the Mercedes driver pulling out all the stops in Monaco to defend his position against runner-up Max Verstappen. Following his victory in the Principality, Hamilton said he had been spurred on in the closing stages of the event by the spirit of Niki Lauda who passed away last week at the age of 70. Mercedes admits Hamilton one lap away from losing Monaco GP "His [Lauda's] last victory in Formula 1 came at the 1985 Dutch Grand Prix when he had to keep McLaren team-mate Alain Prost behind him by positioning the car to defend at each corner, and then making sure he was fast enough on the quick...
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