Bojan Vrbnjak
Max Verstappen he started the race from scratch due to the penalty he received when changing the engine. Before him, he started the race for tactical reasons Valtteri Bottas, as Mercedes once again replaced its internal combustion engine after Monza. Lando Norris he won the pole position, it even pointed to his victory, but before the end of the race everything went wrong.
Max Verstappen he couldn’t win many places in the first round, nonetheless he did Dutchman slowly breaking through the field. And when he got to Daniel Ricciard in McLarn and Fernanda Alonso in AlpineF1, he looked like he was a racer Red Bull Racing stuck, but in the end it was helped by the rain, which eventually allowed him to conquer the excellent second place, which minimized the damage of the engine replacement.
Za Lando Norris things looked very good as he led almost to the end of the race. Lewis Hamilton he was getting closer to him, but then the matter calmed down and the seven-time world champion got stuck behind by about a second. Also because it's Norris saving fuel also gume to end the race. But when there are a few laps before the end of the race it started to rain, the matter was turned upside down. Racer McLaren he stayed on the track despite the team's call to turn into the pits, Hamilton but he went to get the tires for the rain. This turned out to be the right decision as it is Norris slowly sliding down the track and wasting time. Hamilton he took it with a win and a lead in the championship.
For a while, it seemed that Carlos Sainzwho finished second in qualifying will not finish the race on the podium, but the racer Ferrari eventually - also with the help of rain - managed to win third place. George Russell, who scored excellently in the qualifiers on Saturday third place, could not hold this position in the race for long. In the end, he managed to score another point for Williams.
Sergio Perez he led for a long time because of a long stint with his tires, but in the end he did Mexican finished the race in ninth place. Daniel Ricciardo lost a huge amount of time due to an accidental stop in the pits, but he was a great teammate as he stayed for a long time Hamilton, which allowed Norris to make a difference. Australian finished the race in fourth place.
