Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton grabbed the lead at the beginning, when pole-winner Lando Norris (McLaren) was sluggish away from the startline. After battling with Hamilton by means of Flip 1, Norris slid huge and off the monitor, 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 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 huge making an attempt to counter, which allowed Alonso, Verstappen, Carlos Sainz (Ferrari), Sergio Perez (Crimson 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 shortly shut in. He handed him a lap later on the similar spot.
Verstappen then romped away to a dominant victory, whereas Perez toiled to cross Sainz. Leclerc then attacked Perez repeatedly 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 ultimately pressured to retire because of harm.
Hamilton fell over 12s behind Verstappen, however saved forward of Perez to cross the road in second.
Leclerc completed fourth however was audibly indignant with Sainz, whereas Norris chased Sainz residence for sixth, forward of Piastri and George Russell (Mercedes), who began on softs.