Daniel Ricciardo just had his best race of the season.
Verstappen got a great jump on Lewis Hamilton at the start ofto take an early lead over the seven-time world champion. But Mercedes stopped a Red Bull runaway by using strategy and fresh tyres to push Hamilton to his 98th career victory Sunday. Daniel Ricciardo was sixth for McLaren, beating new teammate Lando Norris for the first time this season.
Mercedes outwitted Red Bull by using a two-stop strategy that helped Hamilton make it look easy: Verstappen led 54 of 66 laps and Hamilton still beat him by 15.8 seconds. "As I went into turn one, I just gave Max as much space as I could. This is a race, not a sprint. I always have my mind on the long game," Hamilton said. "As soon as I got past turn one, I switched into a different mode."Verstappen was in control of the race, but Hamilton never stopped stalking the Dutchman. Red Bull was committed to its strategy and so Mercedes did the opposite.
"I was hunting," Hamilton said. "It was a long way to come back from, 20-odd seconds back. But it was a good gamble," Hamilton said.
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