Max Verstappen has added to his tally of wins by claiming an assured victory in the Chinese Grand Prix, with the Dutchman maintaining his lead amid plenty of action behind.
Verstappen had led off the line at the race start, while Fernando Alonso swept past Sergio Perez to take P2 into Turn 1, though the Spaniard lost the position in the laps that followed before slipping back further later on.
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There was drama midway through the race when a Safety Car was called after Valtteri Bottas pulled off track with a mechanical issue. A flurry of pit stops slightly mixed up the order and, while Verstappen remained in the lead, it was all go further back upon the restart, with separate incidents unfolding between a number of cars.
The events behind didn’t deter Verstappen, who sealed his fourth race win of the season ahead of Lando Norris in an impressive second for McLaren, while Perez rounded out the podium for Red Bull in third.
Charles Leclerc was the lead Ferrari in fourth from team mate Carlos Sainz in fifth and the Mercedes of George Russell in sixth. Alonso was seventh, with Oscar Piastri, Lewis Hamilton – who had climbed up from P18 on the grid – and Nico Hulkenberg completing the top 10.
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