Charles Leclerc’s outstanding opening lap overtakes secured him his third victory of the season, as his crew mate Carlos Sainz joined him on the rostrum with Max Verstappen slotting into third after a late battle with Lando Norris.
Ferrari efficiently harnessed the robust tempo they initially demonstrated throughout apply on Friday and, after Leclerc improved from P4 to P1 going into Flip 1, he established a dominant lead that remained in place for a lot of the race.
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There was an enthralling tussle simply behind for the ultimate podium spot within the closing laps, with Norris making a number of makes an attempt to cross his championship rival Verstappen as half a second separated the 2.
The Briton ultimately received the higher of his competitor in a dangerous transfer that noticed each go extensive at Flip 12, resulting in a five-second penalty for the McLaren driver.
Elsewhere, George Russell pulled off an impressive comeback after he began from the pit lane, ultimately crossing the road in P6 forward of Sergio Perez, Nico Hulkenberg and rookies Liam Lawson and Franco Colapinto.
It was a very completely different story for the opposite half of the Mercedes storage after Lewis Hamilton spun off within the early levels and was compelled to retire from a race he has traditionally excelled in.
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