Well, most of the action waited until late in the race, but it eventually came to light.


Leclerc couldn't hold on long, but really I think that was somewhat expected. From there the RB didn't have much chance in the DRS zone against Merc. But Max put in a monster lap as soon as Lewis pitted, and even with the slow stop for Merc, chances are he would have still made the jump in the pits. Checo does the same, staying out for one more lap, and emerging in front of Hamilton after the stop. If not for the slow stop for Perez, me might have been really close to Max on the exit.

Scary for both Stroll and Max. With the speeds on that straight, things could have been much worse. That wall to the right of the pit entry could get really ugly. Glad to see they are both ok.

So after all that, Lewis gets a blazer of a start, then straight lines it into the runoff. I'm not sure how he managed to hit that switch, but he did. What would have been an easy jump on Max for the WDC goes up in tire smoke.

Some spirited dicing after the restart, Gasly and Leclerc gave a good show, and just behind them Norris, Alonso, and Yuki were having it out as well. Seb got a well deserved podium for a change, and didn't put a tire wrong all race. Great to see a new mix in the points, even Kimi made it to 10th this race.

RB pull some points ahead of Merc, and Checo makes good for RB this time. Bottas was just.... not even present it seemed. The fight at the front will surely continue, but the second drivers are probably going to decide the constructors.