MERCEDES
LEWIS HAMILTON
Started 4th----------Result 4th
9 Had Perez not spun in Q3, likely was a real pole threat. Race pace on planned one-stopper was brilliant and it surely would have been close to pressure Verstappen’s two-stop. Hitting Sainz at Tarzan and not leaving it until closer to the line before lighting up the safety car restart costs the maximum.
GEORGE RUSSELL
Started 6th---------Result 2nd
9 Can’t score the maximum because Q3 banker was slower than Hamilton and Perez, and for being edged out by Norris into second turn on lap one. But recovery and pace on harder compounds was brilliant. Plus, his safety car soft tyres call ensured a Mercedes could take second.
RED BULL
