Hamilton takes F1 lead with fourth win in a row

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton celebrates on the podium after winning the Spanish Formula One Grand Prix at the Circuit de Catalunya on Sunday. - AFP

BARCELONA (Reuters) - Lewis Hamilton won the Spanish Grand Prix for Mercedes on Sunday to chalk up his fourth victory in a row and wrest the Formula One championship lead from 'gutted' German team mate Nico Rosberg.

In what was also the fourth successive Mercedes one-two, and fifth win in five races for the dominant constructor, Hamilton took the chequered flag a mere 0.6 of a second ahead of his rival.