The retirement of Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz handed the race to the Red Bull drivers, with George Russell finishing third
Tsunoda is told not to use DRS, as he drops to 13th after that Heath Robinson job. Seems like the FIA are not happy, and the Japanese driver is likely to be called back.The prediction is that in five laps, Hamilton will be on Gasly’s tale. Tsunoda comes down the straight, and his team are bringing out tyres, and then they tape the wing back together with gaffer tape.Perez eases off in his chase of Verstappen.
Lando Norris overtakes Bottas to go 12th, it’s been quite a race down in the midfield if there’s a procession up front.Verstappen’s gap on Perez is almost nine seconds. Too easy for him and Red Bull. His team tell him not to go too hard. “You know what it’s like to lose a race here.”Lewis Hamilton squawking about his bad back in that Mercedes. Oh dear. The old porpoising is causing him and George Russell problems.Ocon is one of the few not to have pitted.