Red Bull Racing's Verstappen led the line at the start of the race, while Fernando Alonso overtook Sergio Pérez to take P2 into Turn 1, although the Spaniard lost the position before slipping back laps later. Was.
He maintained control for most of the tactical race at the Shanghai International Circuit, which included a Virtual Safety Car and two full Safety CA interventions. Throughout all the drama going on behind him, the Dutchman remained at the forefront.
There was drama midway through the race when a safety car was called after Valtteri Bottas left the track with a mechanical problem. According to Formula 1 reports, the flurry of pit stops mixed up the order a bit and, while Verstappen remained in the lead, it all went further back on the restart, with isolated incidents between several cars.
The incidents at the back did not deter Verstappen, who took his fourth race win of the season ahead of Lando Norris in an impressive second for McLaren, while Paire completed the podium for Red Bull in third.
Charles Leclerc led the Ferrari in fourth, with teammate Carlos Sainz fifth and the Mercedes of George Russell sixth. Alonso was seventh, ahead of Oscar Piastri and Lewis Hamilton – who had moved up from P18 on the grid.
After his Q1 exit and some tire-related struggles in the early laps, Levi Hamilton worked his way up the order amid the drama around him, and thanks to some smart overtakes, finished ninth, ahead of Haas. Driver Nico Hulkenberg claimed th final point. Offer to complete the top 10.
He maintained control for most of the tactical race at the Shanghai International Circuit, which included a Virtual Safety Car and two full Safety CA interventions. Throughout all the drama going on behind him, the Dutchman remained at the forefront.
There was drama midway through the race when a safety car was called after Valtteri Bottas left the track with a mechanical problem. According to Formula 1 reports, the flurry of pit stops mixed up the order a bit and, while Verstappen remained in the lead, it all went further back on the restart, with isolated incidents between several cars.
The incidents at the back did not deter Verstappen, who took his fourth race win of the season ahead of Lando Norris in an impressive second for McLaren, while Paire completed the podium for Red Bull in third.
Charles Leclerc led the Ferrari in fourth, with teammate Carlos Sainz fifth and the Mercedes of George Russell sixth. Alonso was seventh, ahead of Oscar Piastri and Lewis Hamilton – who had moved up from P18 on the grid.
After his Q1 exit and some tire-related struggles in the early laps, Levi Hamilton worked his way up the order amid the drama around him, and thanks to some smart overtakes, finished ninth, ahead of Haas. Driver Nico Hulkenberg claimed th final point. Offer to complete the top 10.
