Hamilton finished sixth in both back-to-back grands prix, but the manner in which the result came together felt different for the Briton.
In Baku Hamilton had qualified fifth and after losing positions due to an unfortunately timed safety car, he spent the entire second half of the race stuck behind Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz, powerless to pass the struggling Spaniard.
But in Miami Hamilton did find a way through from a disappointing 13th place in qualifying, when traffic on his Q2 out-lap left his tyres outside the optimal temperature window.
In the second half of the race, Hamilton topped his series of overtakes by reeling in Charles Leclerc to take another sixth-place finish. Afte …