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It is the eighth launch out of the 15 new product introductions that Mercedes-Benz India has lined up for 2021.

Mercedes-Benz India Managing Director and CEO Martin Schwenk said, "Luxury motoring with an SUV in India is re-imagined with the introduction of the Mercedes-Maybach GLS 600 4MATIC."

The existing 125 dealers will operate as the company's franchise partners under the new structure termed as 'Retail of the Future' (ROTF).

Champion Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes prevailed in Bahrain first time out but only just, with polesitter Max Verstappen of Red Bull deemed to have gone outside track limits late on when passing the Briton

The driver of the luxury car along with its two other occupants fled from the spot.

The pre-owned luxury car portfolio includes Audi, BMW, Mercedes, Porsche, Volvo, Jaguar, Lexus, Toyota, Land Rover, Mini Cooper, Volkswagen, Bentley and others.

Hamilton who on Sunday won the Bahrain Grand Prix, the first of back-to-back races in the Gulf state, has already secured a record-equalling seventh world championship this season.

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton thanked FIA for the safety measures that allowed Grosjean to move out safely out of that burning car.

Hamilton's teammate and pole-sitter Valtteri Bottas finished second with Daniel Ricciardo third for Renault

Bottas managed a best time of 1:13.609 seconds while Hamilton went around the track in 1:13.706 secs.

Red Bull's Max Verstappen secured his near-traditional P3 slot on the grid, but just 0.037s off Hamilton.