Charles LeClerc emerged victorious as McLaren struggled at the back end of the grid.
The tussle for the lead demonstrated how Leclerc was able to concede on the straights in the knowledge that he would have enough downforce and traction to take the lead back in a few corners’ time, which is a great indication for the new era.Leclerc drove an impeccable race and managed the fight with Verstappen with full composure.
If he can combine his natural pace with smart racing like this all season long, then he can mount a serious challenge for the drivers’ championship.Hamilton will have been pleased to pick up a very unexpected podium thanks to Red Bull’s lack of reliability, but the truth is that Mercedes right now are way off the pace of the two fastest cars and will not be able to challenge for race wins or possibly even podiums based on speed alone.
The strategy was inexplicable and meant that Daniel Ricciardo and Lando Norris spent the majority of the race lapping alongside Williams’ Nicholas Latifi as backmarkers. This was a damning indictment of the state their MCL36 is in right now and significant improvements will need to be made quickly if they are to avoid becoming also-rans outside the points in 2022.
The gap between midfield teams on the grid is minimal and that means things should be extremely competitive across the course of the campaign, as drivers understand more about the new cars and teams adapt and improve their machinery.
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