Sainz’s brilliant, tactical performance didn’t stop his rivals for victory from impressing — even if one ended up in the wall.
Some may be surprised by how highly we’ve ranked Lawson, but it boiled down to the weight of two factors: making it to Q3 and scoring his first F1 points in just his third race weekend., so it’s understandable if Lawson took a cautious approach at first as he learned the format . He made it count, though, during qualifying. He didn’t break into the 1:31-range like teammate Yuki Tsunoda, but his final flying lap in Q2 was 0.
Hamilton made the podium after Russell’s last lap crash, but he felt the gap between them in the earlier stints — because of his own setback in qualifying — had hurt Mercedes’ chances of using the numbers to its advantage early on. Starting on hard tires gave Verstappen the chance to run deep in the race before pitting. He carefully managed the first stint, deliberately leaving a gap to some of the cars ahead to avoid hurting his tires in dirty air. Sainz’s slow pace at the front meant Verstappen could stabilize the gap, and with a fresh set of mediums for the final stint, he had a chance to make serious inroads.The safety car spoiled that.
Fourth place — it would’ve been fifth without Russell’s last lap clash — left Leclerc with mixed feelings. He’d played his part in helping Sainz win the race, and Ferrari had nailed the execution of the grand prix. Yet being step — even a very small one — behind Sainz all weekend meant he didn’t have a chance to properly fight for the win.Finish: P16
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