MERCEDES
LEWIS HAMILTON
Started 3rd---------Result 2nd
9 Can’t score the maximum because of Q3 track-limits error, which meant he drove conservatively on his second run and wound up adrift of Russell and missing a (slim) pole shot. Aced the start then harried Verstappen in stint one, but was never going to attack the slippery Red Bull.
GEORGE RUSSELL
Started 2nd------Result 4th
8 Improved well across qualifying to be Verstappen’s closest challenger, but loses a mark for run-two mistakes that he felt cost pole. At first corners was too cautious after recent gaffes, Perez got by and strategy was compromised. Hards pace impressive, and he got the fastest lap.
RED BULL
