Verstappen got a good start, as did Hamilton who was able to squeeze past George Russell on the first lap. The Red Bull man was maintaining his gap to Hamilton until he stopped for fresh tyres at the end of lap 25. That promoted Hamilton into the lead as Verstappen’s stop dropped him to third behind Russell. But his time out in front did not last long, as he stopped himself at the end of lap 30. And when Russell made his pitstop on lap 37, it was Verstappen who was leading again with Hamilton second, Perez third and Russell in fourth.

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