Charles Leclerc took a crowd-pleasing second win of the season at Ferrari’s house Grand Prix, nursing his tyres till the very finish to cross the road forward of a disheartened McLaren pair.
After Oscar Piastri took the lead from pole-sitter Lando Norris on the opening lap, the race was dictated by tyre administration and last-minute technique selections that noticed McLaren lose what appeared to be a sure victory.
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A late pitstop by the Australian on Lap 39 noticed him fall behind one-stoppers Leclerc and Carlos Sainz, and regardless of pushing till the tip, he was solely in a position to enhance again as much as P2.
In the meantime, Norris was pressured to struggle again previous championship chief Max Verstappen and Sainz to complete on the ultimate step of the rostrum as a second tyre change dropped the Dutchman again to P6.
Lewis Hamilton took fifth place for Mercedes whereas his group mate George Russell suffered automotive harm on his method to end P7, with Sergio Perez slotting in behind him. Rounding out the highest 10, Alex Albon handed Kevin Magnussen on the ultimate lap for P9 as rookie Franco Colapinto had a formidable debut to cross the road in P12.
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