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2 days ago

Piastri's lead over McLaren teammate Lando Norris in the drivers' championship standings has grown to 10 points Getty Images Getty Images Oscar Piastri Lando Norris Charles Leclerc George Russell Nico Hulkenberg Lewis Hamilton Isack Hadjar Pierre Gasly Fernando Alonso Max Verstappen Liam Lawson Gabriel Bortoleto Yuki Tsunoda Carlos Sainz Franco Colapinto Esteban Ocon Oliver Bearman Did not finish: Kimi Antonelli, Alexander Albon
Did not start: Lance Stroll Getty Images
Thanks to overtaking Lewis Hamilton in the closing laps and to Max Verstappen's penalty, Nico Hulkenberg has finished P5. What a result for him and Sauber! It's his best result since a P5 at Monza in 2019 with Renault.
Max Verstappen is given a 10-second penalty for that crazy collision with George Russell, dropping him from P5 to P10. That's a huge blow to his championship defense!
A fantastic performance start to finish by Oscar Piastri, who grows his championship lead over his teammate from three points to 10.
Lando Norris follows him in P2 and Charles Leclerc completes the podium in P3.
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As we being the final lap Piastri's lead over Norris is more than two seconds, he's going to win this race!
Meanwhile, Alonso climbs into P10 and is set to take his first point of the season at his home race.
Lap 64/66
Verstappen comes over the radio to say that Leclerc has to give him the position, which Nico Rosberg calls "rubbish" on the Sky Sports broadcast.
Verstappen is then told by his engineer that he has to give P4 to Russell following their collision. He angrily responds that he shouldn't have to, and he has a point. But then! He appears to give Russell the position, before seemingly changing his mind and driving straight into Russell! What chaos!
Meanwhile, Hamilton is passed by Hulkenberg for P6!
Lap 63/66
Piastri leads his teammate by 1.4 seconds.
Replays show that Verstappen had a massive snap coming off the final corner before the straight as the race restarted. Any contact between him and Leclerc came after the Ferrari driver had overtaken him, nothing to worry about there for Leclerc. Following that, Russell banged tires with Verstappen, forcing the Dutchman to take to the escape road.
Mercedes reported that it was a power unit issue for Antonelli, after the rookie driver experienced "a loss of oil pressure."
Lap 61/66
Piastri runs down the road and successfully holds off Norris! Meanwhile, Verstappen on his hard tires is immediately overtaken by Leclerc! He complains over the radio that Leclerc rammed him down the straight.
Lap 60/66
The safety car is coming in at the end of this lap. Here we go!
Lap 60/66
What an opportunity this is for Norris. He had reduced Piastri's lead to approximately 3.5 seconds prior to the safety car, but it was hard to imagine him both catching and overtaking his teammate in the remaining laps. Now, he'll be right behind him as we restart the race.
The backmarkers have been let by, we should be resuming action shortly!
Lap 58/66
We're still driving behind the full safety car. Sky Sports reports that this is the latest safety car in the history of this race. What a conclusion we're set for here! Piastri Norris Verstappen Leclerc Russell Hamilton Hadjar Hulkenberg Gasly Lawson Ocon Bortoleto Alonso Bearman Tsunoda Sainz Colapinto
Out: Antonelli, Albon
Did not start: Stroll
Verstappen being forced to take a hard tire is a consequence of this aggressive strategy run by Red Bull, using up the medium and soft sets available. Verstappen could have stayed out, but he'd have struggled on worn tires against the McLarens on the softs.
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The leaders all pit under the safety car. McLaren do really well to double stack and maintain Norris' lead over Verstappen.
Verstappen is switched to a set of hard tires, which perplexes him. He comes over the radio to ask why that was the choice taken, "Why the f— are we... what is this tire? Why are we on a hard?" He's told that was the only option. The Athletic
Lap 55/66
Well now! This is really going to introduce some chaos now! Antonelli is forced to stop and shut his car down, prompting a full safety car.
We're set for a thrilling conclusion!
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As we approach the closing laps, Piastri leads Norris by 3.5 seconds, and he in turn leads Verstappen by 2.5 seconds.
Verstappen really not happy on the radio there about the traffic! This is going to be what stymies the leaders in the closing stages. With such close margins, it could be decisive if one of them hits traffic at the wrong point.
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Norris and Verstappen approach backmarkers just as Bearman and Lawson are having a battle. They both lose out on time as the drivers further down the order get in their way. Verstappen waves his hand at Bearman in frustration before coming over the radio to call them "F---ing idiots!"
Lap 51/66
We should be done with pit stops now. Piastri Norris Verstappen Leclerc Russell Hamilton Antonelli Hadjar Hulkenberg Gasly Bearman Lawson Alonso Sainz Tsunoda Ocon Bortoleto Colapinto
Out: Albon