Reigning Formula One champion Max Verstappen failed to finish the Australian Grand Prix on Sunday, ending his streak of nine consecutive wins. Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz, just two weeks removed from an appendix surgery, won the race ahead of his teammate Charles Leclerc and McLaren’s Lando Norris.

Verstappen started the race from the pole position and was in the lead after three laps when his car caught fire. This was the first time he was forced to retire after 2022 and 43 consecutive races.

After Verstappen dropped out, Sainz emerged as the leader and never relinquished his first position. This was the first win for the Spaniard since Singapore Grand Prix in 2023 and third in his career.

“Life sometimes is crazy, you know. What happened at the beginning of the year, then the podium in Bahrain, then appendix, the comeback, the win, it’s a roller coaster. But I loved it,” said Sainz after the race.

Despite not getting any points in Melbourne, Verstappen is still sitting at the top of F1 Driver’s Standings with 51 points. Leclerc is second with 47 followed by Red Bull’s Sergio Perez (46), Sainz (40), and McLaren’s Oscar Piastri (28). Red Bull is first in the Team Standings with 97 points, followed by Ferrari and McLaren.

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Expect to see Charles Leclerc in Ferrari’s Formula 1 car for years to come. Scuderia Ferrari just announced that Leclerc inked an extension that will keep him with the organization “beyond the 2024 season”.

Leclerc finished the 2023 F1 campaign with six podiums and 206 points, enough for 5th place at the F1 Driver Standings. He had five poles but failed to get a single win.

“I’m very pleased to know that I will be wearing the Scuderia Ferrari race suit for several more seasons to come,” Leclerc said in a statement. “ … This team is my second family ever since I joined the Ferrari Driver Academy in 2016, and we have achieved a lot together, fighting through thick and thin over the past five years.”

Charles Leclerc made his debut in Formula 1 in 2018 with Alfa Romeo Sauber, finishing his debut season at No. 13. The following year, he joined Ferrari as a replacement for Kimi Räikkönen and made an immediate impact. Leclerc had two wins and seven poles in his first season with Ferrari, ending the campaign fourth on the standings.

Leclerc’s best season in F1 came in 2022. He won three races and had nine poles, picking up 308 points and finishing second to champion Max Verstappen.

After locking Leclerc, Ferrari is expected to turn their attention to the No. 2 driver spot. Leclerc’s current teammate, Carlos Sainz, has just one year on his contract, and it is unclear whether Ferrari plans to keep him beyond that.

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Formula 1 will return to Las Vegas on Sunday with its first race in the Sin City since 1982, and it is Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc who will be in the best position to win it.

Leclerc captured the pole position during Friday’s qualifiers after posting the fastest lap time of 1:32.726. This will be Leclerc’s fifth pole position in the 2023 F1 season.

Speaking with reporters after the qualifiers, Leclerc said he wasn’t completely satisfied with his performance.

“To be starting from the pole is great. However, I’m a bit disappointed about my laps in Q3. I didn’t do a good enough job but it was enough for P1 and that’s all we need,” Leclerc said. “Now it’s full focus to try and put everything together for the race. Normally, that’s where we lack most performance so I hope we can put it all together and win here.”

Leclerc’s teammate Carlos Sainz finished second in qualifying but was handed a ten-place grid penalty, so he’ll be starting from No. 12. Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, who already secured the Formula One championship win for this season, will start second as a result.

American driver Logan Sargeant, who races for Williams, will start the race in front of the home fans sixth from the grid. This is Sargeant’s best result in qualifiers in what is his first season in Formula 1.

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Oscar Piastri needed only 15 Formula One races to convince McLaren that he is their driver of the future. The F1 team announced on Wednesday that Piastri signed a contract extension that runs through the 2026 season.

Piastri secured a new deal thanks to an impressive debut campaign that saw him collect 42 points and rank 11th on the F1 Driver Standings at the moment. His best finish was fourth place at the British Grand Prix.

“I am thrilled to be extending my partnership with McLaren for many years,” Piastri said after signing the deal. “I want to be fighting it out at the front of the grid with this team, and I am excited by the vision and foundations that are already being laid to get us there.

McLaren now has now secured stability at the driver positions for the foreseeable future. Lando Norris is also on a long-term contract that runs through the 2025 Formula One season.

Oscar Piastri has been long touted as the next big star in car racing. He had an exceptional run before coming to Formula One that saw him win the Formula Renault Eurocup, Formula 3 Championship, and Formula 2 Championship in straight seasons.

Piastri was initially contracted to race for Alpine this season after serving as the team’s test driver in the 2022 season. However, the Australian driver ended up rejecting the opportunity and forced a move to McLaren.

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After winning 10 consecutive races, Max Verstappen saw his record-winning streak come to an end at the Singapore Grand Prix on Sunday. It was also a bad day for Red Bull, considering it was the first race they hadn’t won this season. And it was all because of Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz.

After getting the pole position in the qualifiers, Sainz remained mainly error-free throughout 62 laps. He also wowed the spectators with some masterful defense late in the race as he looked to avoid being overtaken by McLaren’s Lando Norris.

Norris ended up finishing second, while Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton grabbed the last spot on the podium following a crash by his teammate George Russell.

This was the second win for Sainz in his F1 career and the first one for Ferrari in more than a year.

“We nailed the weekend, we nailed the race, and we did everything we had to do, and we did it perfect,” Sainz said after the race. “We brought home P1 and I’m sure the whole of Italy and the whole of Ferrari are going to be proud and happy today. “

Verstappen, who started the race from 11th position, managed to get to No. 5. However, he still has a huge lead on the driver standings with 374 points. If he bounces back at the upcoming Japan GP, the reigning F1 champion will be able to secure another title in the next couple of races.

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Alfa Romeo re-signed their driver Zhou Guanyu to keep him part of their driver lineup for the 2024 Formula One season. Guanyu was previously on an expiring contract.

The news means that Alfa Romeo will enter the 2024 campaign with the same pair of drivers in Valtteri Bottas and Guanyu.

The team announced the news ahead of the Singapore Grand Prix.

“I’m very happy to be continuing with the Alfa Romeo team. The work has been done in the past, and the chats between the team have been going well and transparent,” said Zhou after the news became official. “I’m just happy to be able to announce in Singapore. I’m really happy and excited for where the team is heading and to be taking more into this project in the future.”

Zhou Guanyu entered the F1 in 2020 as a test driver for Renault following encouraging performances in Formula 2. He then served in the same role with the Alpine in 2021 while finishing third in the Formula 2 Championship.

Guanyu made his Formula One debut in 2022 with Alfa Romeo, becoming the first Chinese driver to compete in F1. The 24-year-old finished his debut season as the 18th best driver. He is currently 16th after 15 races in 2023.

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Lewis Hamilton agreed to a new deal with Mercedes that will keep him with the team through the 2025 F1 season. Mercedes confirmed the agreement on Thursday while also announcing that Hamilton’s teammate George Russell also signed a new two-year deal.

Hamilton was previously in the final year of his contract with Mercedes and his future with the team seemed unclear. The 38-year-old reportedly attracted interest from Ferrari while also considering retirement.

“We have never been hungrier to win. We have learned from every success but also every setback,” said Hamilton after the news was made official. “We continue to chase our dreams, we continue to fight no matter the challenge, and we will win again. I’m grateful to the team who have supported me both on and off the track. Our story isn’t finished; we are determined to achieve more together, and we won’t stop until we do.”

Lewis Hamilton has struggled in recent seasons following a dominant run that saw him win six F1 championships between 2014 and 2020. After finishing second to Red Bull’s Max Verstappen in controversial fashion in 2021, Hamilton had a disastrous season in 2022 that saw him fail to get a single win for the first time in his career.

Hamilton slightly improved this season, making the podium four times and having one pole position. He is currently ranked fourth on the F1 Drivers standings.

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Daniel Ricciardo has a new Formula One gig. The veteran F1 driver will replace Nyck de Vries as one of two AlphaTauri drivers on the grid for the remainder of the 2023 season.

Ricciardo joins AlphaTauri after serving as Red Bull’s third driver so far in 2023. The 34-year-old driver previously lost his place at McLaren after an underwhelming 2022 season.

“I’m very pleased to welcome Daniel back into the team,” said AlphaTauri’s Team Principal Franz Tost in a statement. “There’s no doubt about his driving skills, and he already knows many of us, so his integration will be easy and straightforward. The team will also profit a lot from his experience, as he is an eight-time Formula 1 Grand Prix winner.”

Nyck de Vries got a shot with AlphaTauri after Pierre Gasly opted to leave for Alpine. However, the Dutch driver struggled mightily so far in the season, being one of only two F1 drivers without a single point. His best finish in 2023 was 12th place at Monaco GP.

Ricciardo should make AlphaTauri more competitive, but he isn’t expected to move the needle that much. AlphaTauri has arguably the worst car on the grid and is at the bottom of the F1 team standings.

Ricciardo previously had stints with HRT Formula 1 Team, Scuderia Toro Rosso, Red Bull, Renault, and McLaren. He has eight career wins and a total of 32 podiums.

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No challenge seems to be too difficult for the reigning Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen. The Red Bull driver emerged victorious from Sunday’s Miami Grand Prix despite starting the race ninth on the grid.

Verstappen also secured the fastest lap in Miami, earning the maximum 26 points to remain at the top of the F1 standings. His teammate Sergio Perez finished second, while Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso came in third. 

Verstappen had a disappointing Q3 session on Saturday, and many believed he would face the tough task of advancing on a track that doesn’t offer much room for overtaking. But Verstappen needed only 15 laps to reach the second position behind Perez.

The two Red Bull drivers swapped positions a few times through the pit before Verstappen took the lead for good in lap 48. Verstappen came out of the pit on fresh medium tires, and Perez couldn’t get enough out of his hard tires to put up a bigger fight.

Speaking with reporters after the race, Verstappen said he was happy because of the win but that there were things he could have done better. 

“I think what is important is to try to be close to 100 percent or perfect every single time. Yesterday wasn’t perfect, so overall, this weekend wasn’t perfect,” said Verstappen after the race. “It’s a long season, and I always try to be as close as possible to perfect.”

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The 2022 British Grand Prix offered Formula 1 fans a thrilling affair that ended with Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz claiming his first career win. Sainz previously took part in 150 F1 races without finishing at the top.

The British GP started with a scary crash in which the car of Alfa Romeo’s Zhou Guanyu flipped several times and crashed into the fence. Despite the horrific scene, Guanyu managed to leave the car unscathed. As a result of the crash, Guanyu, Alex Albon (Williams), and George Russell (Mercedes) were out of the race.

The race restarted after a lengthy delay, with Sainz taking advantage of his pole position to keep the leading position, followed by his teammate Charles Leclerc and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen. However, a mistake by the Spaniard in Lap 10 saw him being overtaken by Verstappen, and it seemed it would be a smooth ride until the end for the reigning champion. But that was far from the truth.

Just a couple of laps later, Verstappen suffered body damage to his car and slipped towards the back end of the top 10. From that point on, the race turned into a close battle between Sainz, Leclerc, and Lewis Hamilton of the Mercedes.

The trio went back and forth until Lap 39 when Esteban Ocon of Alpine lost power in his car and ended up stranded on the track. Safety Car was deployed to the track and completely changed the complexity of the race.

Ferrari opted to keep Leclerc, who was in the lead at that point, on track while the majority of drivers behind him went into the pit to get fresh tires. Once the race restarted, Leclerc couldn’t hold on and was overtaken by Sainz, Hamilton, and Sergio Perez of Red Bull.

It was a smooth ride for Sainz from that point on, while the real drama happened behind him. Leclerc, Hamilton, and Perez exchanged positions several times in just a matter of minutes. In the end, it was Perez who managed to finish as a runner-up, while Hamilton also squeezed in to get on the podium.

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Reigning Formula One champion Max Verstappen failed to finish the Australian Grand Prix on Sunday, ending his streak of nine consecutive wins. Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz, just two weeks removed from an appendix surgery, won the race ahead of his teammate Charles Leclerc and McLaren’s Lando Norris.

Verstappen started the race from the pole position and was in the lead after three laps when his car caught fire. This was the first time he was forced to retire after 2022 and 43 consecutive races.

After Verstappen dropped out, Sainz emerged as the leader and never relinquished his first position. This was the first win for the Spaniard since Singapore Grand Prix in 2023 and third in his career.

“Life sometimes is crazy, you know. What happened at the beginning of the year, then the podium in Bahrain, then appendix, the comeback, the win, it’s a roller coaster. But I loved it,” said Sainz after the race.

Despite not getting any points in Melbourne, Verstappen is still sitting at the top of F1 Driver’s Standings with 51 points. Leclerc is second with 47 followed by Red Bull’s Sergio Perez (46), Sainz (40), and McLaren’s Oscar Piastri (28). Red Bull is first in the Team Standings with 97 points, followed by Ferrari and McLaren.

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Expect to see Charles Leclerc in Ferrari’s Formula 1 car for years to come. Scuderia Ferrari just announced that Leclerc inked an extension that will keep him with the organization “beyond the 2024 season”.

Leclerc finished the 2023 F1 campaign with six podiums and 206 points, enough for 5th place at the F1 Driver Standings. He had five poles but failed to get a single win.

“I’m very pleased to know that I will be wearing the Scuderia Ferrari race suit for several more seasons to come,” Leclerc said in a statement. “ … This team is my second family ever since I joined the Ferrari Driver Academy in 2016, and we have achieved a lot together, fighting through thick and thin over the past five years.”

Charles Leclerc made his debut in Formula 1 in 2018 with Alfa Romeo Sauber, finishing his debut season at No. 13. The following year, he joined Ferrari as a replacement for Kimi Räikkönen and made an immediate impact. Leclerc had two wins and seven poles in his first season with Ferrari, ending the campaign fourth on the standings.

Leclerc’s best season in F1 came in 2022. He won three races and had nine poles, picking up 308 points and finishing second to champion Max Verstappen.

After locking Leclerc, Ferrari is expected to turn their attention to the No. 2 driver spot. Leclerc’s current teammate, Carlos Sainz, has just one year on his contract, and it is unclear whether Ferrari plans to keep him beyond that.

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Formula 1 will return to Las Vegas on Sunday with its first race in the Sin City since 1982, and it is Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc who will be in the best position to win it.

Leclerc captured the pole position during Friday’s qualifiers after posting the fastest lap time of 1:32.726. This will be Leclerc’s fifth pole position in the 2023 F1 season.

Speaking with reporters after the qualifiers, Leclerc said he wasn’t completely satisfied with his performance.

“To be starting from the pole is great. However, I’m a bit disappointed about my laps in Q3. I didn’t do a good enough job but it was enough for P1 and that’s all we need,” Leclerc said. “Now it’s full focus to try and put everything together for the race. Normally, that’s where we lack most performance so I hope we can put it all together and win here.”

Leclerc’s teammate Carlos Sainz finished second in qualifying but was handed a ten-place grid penalty, so he’ll be starting from No. 12. Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, who already secured the Formula One championship win for this season, will start second as a result.

American driver Logan Sargeant, who races for Williams, will start the race in front of the home fans sixth from the grid. This is Sargeant’s best result in qualifiers in what is his first season in Formula 1.

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Oscar Piastri needed only 15 Formula One races to convince McLaren that he is their driver of the future. The F1 team announced on Wednesday that Piastri signed a contract extension that runs through the 2026 season.

Piastri secured a new deal thanks to an impressive debut campaign that saw him collect 42 points and rank 11th on the F1 Driver Standings at the moment. His best finish was fourth place at the British Grand Prix.

“I am thrilled to be extending my partnership with McLaren for many years,” Piastri said after signing the deal. “I want to be fighting it out at the front of the grid with this team, and I am excited by the vision and foundations that are already being laid to get us there.

McLaren now has now secured stability at the driver positions for the foreseeable future. Lando Norris is also on a long-term contract that runs through the 2025 Formula One season.

Oscar Piastri has been long touted as the next big star in car racing. He had an exceptional run before coming to Formula One that saw him win the Formula Renault Eurocup, Formula 3 Championship, and Formula 2 Championship in straight seasons.

Piastri was initially contracted to race for Alpine this season after serving as the team’s test driver in the 2022 season. However, the Australian driver ended up rejecting the opportunity and forced a move to McLaren.

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After winning 10 consecutive races, Max Verstappen saw his record-winning streak come to an end at the Singapore Grand Prix on Sunday. It was also a bad day for Red Bull, considering it was the first race they hadn’t won this season. And it was all because of Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz.

After getting the pole position in the qualifiers, Sainz remained mainly error-free throughout 62 laps. He also wowed the spectators with some masterful defense late in the race as he looked to avoid being overtaken by McLaren’s Lando Norris.

Norris ended up finishing second, while Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton grabbed the last spot on the podium following a crash by his teammate George Russell.

This was the second win for Sainz in his F1 career and the first one for Ferrari in more than a year.

“We nailed the weekend, we nailed the race, and we did everything we had to do, and we did it perfect,” Sainz said after the race. “We brought home P1 and I’m sure the whole of Italy and the whole of Ferrari are going to be proud and happy today. “

Verstappen, who started the race from 11th position, managed to get to No. 5. However, he still has a huge lead on the driver standings with 374 points. If he bounces back at the upcoming Japan GP, the reigning F1 champion will be able to secure another title in the next couple of races.

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Alfa Romeo re-signed their driver Zhou Guanyu to keep him part of their driver lineup for the 2024 Formula One season. Guanyu was previously on an expiring contract.

The news means that Alfa Romeo will enter the 2024 campaign with the same pair of drivers in Valtteri Bottas and Guanyu.

The team announced the news ahead of the Singapore Grand Prix.

“I’m very happy to be continuing with the Alfa Romeo team. The work has been done in the past, and the chats between the team have been going well and transparent,” said Zhou after the news became official. “I’m just happy to be able to announce in Singapore. I’m really happy and excited for where the team is heading and to be taking more into this project in the future.”

Zhou Guanyu entered the F1 in 2020 as a test driver for Renault following encouraging performances in Formula 2. He then served in the same role with the Alpine in 2021 while finishing third in the Formula 2 Championship.

Guanyu made his Formula One debut in 2022 with Alfa Romeo, becoming the first Chinese driver to compete in F1. The 24-year-old finished his debut season as the 18th best driver. He is currently 16th after 15 races in 2023.

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Lewis Hamilton agreed to a new deal with Mercedes that will keep him with the team through the 2025 F1 season. Mercedes confirmed the agreement on Thursday while also announcing that Hamilton’s teammate George Russell also signed a new two-year deal.

Hamilton was previously in the final year of his contract with Mercedes and his future with the team seemed unclear. The 38-year-old reportedly attracted interest from Ferrari while also considering retirement.

“We have never been hungrier to win. We have learned from every success but also every setback,” said Hamilton after the news was made official. “We continue to chase our dreams, we continue to fight no matter the challenge, and we will win again. I’m grateful to the team who have supported me both on and off the track. Our story isn’t finished; we are determined to achieve more together, and we won’t stop until we do.”

Lewis Hamilton has struggled in recent seasons following a dominant run that saw him win six F1 championships between 2014 and 2020. After finishing second to Red Bull’s Max Verstappen in controversial fashion in 2021, Hamilton had a disastrous season in 2022 that saw him fail to get a single win for the first time in his career.

Hamilton slightly improved this season, making the podium four times and having one pole position. He is currently ranked fourth on the F1 Drivers standings.

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Daniel Ricciardo has a new Formula One gig. The veteran F1 driver will replace Nyck de Vries as one of two AlphaTauri drivers on the grid for the remainder of the 2023 season.

Ricciardo joins AlphaTauri after serving as Red Bull’s third driver so far in 2023. The 34-year-old driver previously lost his place at McLaren after an underwhelming 2022 season.

“I’m very pleased to welcome Daniel back into the team,” said AlphaTauri’s Team Principal Franz Tost in a statement. “There’s no doubt about his driving skills, and he already knows many of us, so his integration will be easy and straightforward. The team will also profit a lot from his experience, as he is an eight-time Formula 1 Grand Prix winner.”

Nyck de Vries got a shot with AlphaTauri after Pierre Gasly opted to leave for Alpine. However, the Dutch driver struggled mightily so far in the season, being one of only two F1 drivers without a single point. His best finish in 2023 was 12th place at Monaco GP.

Ricciardo should make AlphaTauri more competitive, but he isn’t expected to move the needle that much. AlphaTauri has arguably the worst car on the grid and is at the bottom of the F1 team standings.

Ricciardo previously had stints with HRT Formula 1 Team, Scuderia Toro Rosso, Red Bull, Renault, and McLaren. He has eight career wins and a total of 32 podiums.

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No challenge seems to be too difficult for the reigning Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen. The Red Bull driver emerged victorious from Sunday’s Miami Grand Prix despite starting the race ninth on the grid.

Verstappen also secured the fastest lap in Miami, earning the maximum 26 points to remain at the top of the F1 standings. His teammate Sergio Perez finished second, while Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso came in third. 

Verstappen had a disappointing Q3 session on Saturday, and many believed he would face the tough task of advancing on a track that doesn’t offer much room for overtaking. But Verstappen needed only 15 laps to reach the second position behind Perez.

The two Red Bull drivers swapped positions a few times through the pit before Verstappen took the lead for good in lap 48. Verstappen came out of the pit on fresh medium tires, and Perez couldn’t get enough out of his hard tires to put up a bigger fight.

Speaking with reporters after the race, Verstappen said he was happy because of the win but that there were things he could have done better. 

“I think what is important is to try to be close to 100 percent or perfect every single time. Yesterday wasn’t perfect, so overall, this weekend wasn’t perfect,” said Verstappen after the race. “It’s a long season, and I always try to be as close as possible to perfect.”

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The 2022 British Grand Prix offered Formula 1 fans a thrilling affair that ended with Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz claiming his first career win. Sainz previously took part in 150 F1 races without finishing at the top.

The British GP started with a scary crash in which the car of Alfa Romeo’s Zhou Guanyu flipped several times and crashed into the fence. Despite the horrific scene, Guanyu managed to leave the car unscathed. As a result of the crash, Guanyu, Alex Albon (Williams), and George Russell (Mercedes) were out of the race.

The race restarted after a lengthy delay, with Sainz taking advantage of his pole position to keep the leading position, followed by his teammate Charles Leclerc and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen. However, a mistake by the Spaniard in Lap 10 saw him being overtaken by Verstappen, and it seemed it would be a smooth ride until the end for the reigning champion. But that was far from the truth.

Just a couple of laps later, Verstappen suffered body damage to his car and slipped towards the back end of the top 10. From that point on, the race turned into a close battle between Sainz, Leclerc, and Lewis Hamilton of the Mercedes.

The trio went back and forth until Lap 39 when Esteban Ocon of Alpine lost power in his car and ended up stranded on the track. Safety Car was deployed to the track and completely changed the complexity of the race.

Ferrari opted to keep Leclerc, who was in the lead at that point, on track while the majority of drivers behind him went into the pit to get fresh tires. Once the race restarted, Leclerc couldn’t hold on and was overtaken by Sainz, Hamilton, and Sergio Perez of Red Bull.

It was a smooth ride for Sainz from that point on, while the real drama happened behind him. Leclerc, Hamilton, and Perez exchanged positions several times in just a matter of minutes. In the end, it was Perez who managed to finish as a runner-up, while Hamilton also squeezed in to get on the podium.

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