Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton grabbed the lead initially, when pole-winner Lando Norris (McLaren) was sluggish away from the startline. After battling with Hamilton via Flip 1, Norris slid broad and off the observe, tumbling an extra 5 locations.
Promoted to 3rd, Verstappen bided his time early on after which cruised previous Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) and Hamilton to notch yet one more F1 victory.
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2024 F1 Chinese language GP dash race report
Poleman Norris briefly led the cost to the opening nook, however he couldn’t cease the fast-starting Hamilton from grabbing the lead. Norris ran broad attempting to counter, which allowed Alonso, Verstappen, Carlos Sainz (Ferrari), Sergio Perez (Purple Bull) and Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) to additionally get forward of him.
Hamilton led the opening lap from Alonso, Verstappen, Sainz, Perez, Leclerc, Norris – who misplaced six locations in whole – and Piastri.
Hamilton pulled away from Alonso’s DRS vary by lap 4, with Verstappen complaining of a flat battery early on in third. Sainz pressured him within the early levels earlier than dropping again in the direction of Perez.
Verstappen DRS-ed previous Alonso for second place on lap seven and instantly chased after Hamilton.
Hamilton locked up into the hairpin on the next tour, which allowed Verstappen to rapidly shut in. He handed him a lap later on the similar spot.
Verstappen romped away to a dominant victory, whereas Perez toiled to cross Sainz. Leclerc then attacked Perez again and again into the hairpin.
Sainz barged his well past Alonso however his fellow Spaniard retaliated, gifting Perez third. The Ferraris touched on the hairpin earlier than Leclerc handed Sainz at Flip 2, after Alonso was pressured to pit with a puncture – and was finally pressured to retire resulting from injury.
Hamilton fell over 13s behind Verstappen, however stored forward of Perez to cross the road in second.
Leclerc completed fourth however was audibly offended with Sainz, whereas Norris chased Sainz dwelling for sixth, forward of Piastri and George Russell (Mercedes), who began on softs.