article_snippet.sent: Such is Lewis Hamilton form at the start of the season that we could easily mistake the extraordinary for the routine.
article_snippet.sent: The hard facts are that Lewis Hamilton’s third win in four races extends Lewis Hamilton lead in the championship to 27 points over Lewis Hamilton Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg.
article_snippet.sent: But the British driver’s performances are almost certainly the most complete of the British driver’s performances startling career.
article_snippet.sent: Lewis Hamilton celebrates winning the Bahrain Grand Prix ahead of Sebastian Vettel and Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg
article_snippet.sent: Kimi Raikkonen, who finished second, applauds Lewis Hamilton after the Briton claimed the Briton third victory in four races so far this season .
article_snippet.sent: Lewis Hamilton extended Lewis Hamilton
article_snippet.sent: lead the Formula One world championship with yet another flawless victory in Bahrain .
article_snippet.sent: His goal is to match Sir Jackie Stewart’s record of three titles, as we were all reminded when the Scot, who competed in a different and more dangerous age, conducted the podium interviews.
article_snippet.sent: Sir Jackie Stewart’s record of three titles has occasionally been a critic of Hamilton, and not without Hamilton reasons, but Hamilton was happy to acknowledge on Sunday night that the reigning double world champion is ‘the best out there at the moment’.
article_snippet.sent: Hamilton had beaten Rosberg, a specialist in Bahrain, in qualifying and in the race.
article_snippet.sent: However well Hamilton drives, Hamilton may never be a match for Hamilton at Hamilton greatest .
article_snippet.sent: Rosberg turned in a strong display at the Sakhir International Circuit to win in Bahrain for the second consecutive year .
article_snippet.sent: Rosberg crosses the start-finish line to win Rosberg third race of the season under the lights in Bahrain .
article_snippet.sent: The Briton, who now has 36 career wins, celebrates Rosberg victory with an air golf swing after leaping out of the Mercedes .
highlights_snippet.sent: Lewis Hamilton extended Lewis Hamilton lead in the Formula One championship with yet another flawless victory this season .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Lewis Hamilton has now set a personal best record of finishing in the points for 11 consecutive grands prix .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Lewis Hamilton has 36 career wins, with 21 of those from pole position to open up a 27-point gap over team-mate Rosberg .