RED BULL
MAX VERSTAPPEN
Started 1st ------------------Result 1st
10 Sailed away after keeping Leclerc at arm’s length into opening corner. Trademark consistency on hard tyres bore fruit, although overall margin over Perez not as commanding as in Bahrain. Battle with Norris after safety car was brief, and pass for the lead wasn’t too challenging.
SERGIO PEREZ
Started 3rd ------------Result 2nd
7 Same result as in Bahrain, but much better run than in opening round and largely matched Verstappen’s pace throughout the GP. Admitted fault for unsafe release penalty, which inflated gap to team-mate by extra five seconds. Move on Leclerc looked easy with straightline speed advantage.
MERCEDES
LEWIS HAMILTON
Started 8th---------------Result 9th
Looked a little out of sorts in qualifying, but moved up to third after staying out under safety car. Ceded places to Perez and Leclerc, but did well
