RED BULL
MAX VERSTAPPEN
Started 6th----------------- Result 1st
9 Rise to the front was expected after easy sprint win, but progress slower than predicted thanks to braking struggles and tyre management. Did not disappear down the road after passing Norris, but did enough to break out of DRS range. Had enough in hand to suppress late Hamilton threat.
SERGIO PEREZ
Started 9th ------------ Result 4th
On one hand, he made up ground from a disappointing qualifying and split the Ferraris. On the other, made no real progress beyond the opening part of the race, and demonstrated his gap to Verstappen in best car on the grid. Outclassed by stronger drivers in