This time Hamilton was not lucky, he won fair and square. He started from second place, but at the first corner was already in front of his teammate and pole man, Bottas, who held back Vettel. After that, the champion never looked back and comfortably won the 1000th GP of F1!
It was an uneventful race, apart from the incident of the first lap, involving Kvyat, Norris and Sainz. The Russian hit the two McLarens, forcing them to drop down to the last places, while he was penalized with a drive through.
On the other hand, Ferrari for once again gave team team orders to Leclerc, forcing him to let Vettel pass and ruining his race. At the Scuderia they haven't realized that they have a better chance at the constructors' championship if they let Leclerc do his job. Before they even know, Mercedes has almost double points already...
Race results:
Standings after the race:
It was an uneventful race, apart from the incident of the first lap, involving Kvyat, Norris and Sainz. The Russian hit the two McLarens, forcing them to drop down to the last places, while he was penalized with a drive through.
On the other hand, Ferrari for once again gave team team orders to Leclerc, forcing him to let Vettel pass and ruining his race. At the Scuderia they haven't realized that they have a better chance at the constructors' championship if they let Leclerc do his job. Before they even know, Mercedes has almost double points already...
Race results:
Driver | Team | |
1 | Hamilton | Mercedes |
2 | Bottas | Mercedes |
3 | Vettel | Ferrari |
4 | Verstappen | Red Bull |
5 | Leclerc | Ferrari |
6 | Gasly | Red Bull |
7 | Ricciardo | Renault |
8 | Perez | Racing Point |
9 | Raikkonen | Alfa Romeo |
10 | Albon | Toro Rosso |
Standings after the race:
Drivers' Championship | ||
Driver | Points | |
1 | Hamilton | 68 |
2 | Bottas | 62 |
3 | Verstappen | 39 |
4 | Vettel | 37 |
5 | Leclerc | 36 |
6 | Gasly | 13 |
7 | Raikkonen | 12 |
8 | Magnussen | 8 |
9 | Norris | 8 |
10 | Hulkenberg | 6 |
11 | Ricciardo | 6 |
12 | Perez | 5 |
13 | Albon | 3 |
14 | Stroll | 2 |
15 | Kvyat | 1 |
Constructors' Championship | ||
Team | Points | |
1 | Mercedes | 130 |
2 | Ferrari | 73 |
3 | Red Bull | 52 |
4 | Alfa Romeo | 12 |
5 | Renault | 12 |
6 | Haas | 8 |
7 | McLaren | 8 |
8 | Racing Point | 7 |
9 | Toro Rosso | 4 |
Engines' Table | ||
Engine | Points | |
1 | Mercedes | 137 |
2 | Ferrari | 93 |
3 | Honda | 56 |
4 | Renault | 20 |
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