Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton grabbed the lead firstly, when pole-winner Lando Norris (McLaren) was sluggish away from the startline. After battling with Hamilton by way of Flip 1, Norris slid large and off the observe, tumbling an additional 5 locations.
Promoted to 3rd, Verstappen bided his time early on after which cruised previous Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) and Hamilton to notch one more F1 victory.
F1 Chinese language GP dash outcomes
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 large making an attempt to counter, which allowed Alonso, Verstappen, Carlos Sainz (Ferrari), Sergio Perez (Pink 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 complete – 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 then romped away to a dominant victory, whereas Perez toiled to move 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 compelled to pit with a puncture – and was finally compelled to retire attributable to harm.
Hamilton fell over 12s behind Verstappen, however stored forward of Perez to cross the road in second.
Leclerc completed fourth however was audibly indignant with Sainz, whereas Norris chased Sainz house for sixth, forward of Piastri and George Russell (Mercedes), who began on softs.