00:00And it's lights out, and away we go, Hamilton gets a mega start, and Valtteri Bottas under pressure already, and there's trouble maybe in the back as the team Mercedes go wheel to wheel into turn one, Valtteri Bottas just ahead of Hamilton from Sebastian Bevel, Perez challenging Max Verstappen, they've managed to get safely at the front through turn two as well, Bottas has that lead, but his teammate is harrying, oh,
00:30all the way, down towards turn three, it's Bottas from Hamilton, Vettel, Perez Verstappen, and Orlando Norris, great start from Norris, brilliant start from Hamilton,
00:38back from Max Verstappen, I think you're watching it now, we are, but it's irresistible force meets immovable object, Perez is brilliant at defending, we saw that at the end of the last race, but, well, I have a feeling this one might end a bit messily, knowing the history of these two guys, hope it won't, let's see what the Honda can do against the same,
00:55it's got a Mexican standoff so far, but I think the Dutchman is up for this one, this time it's over, Crofty, we're lining him up, he didn't go too hard,
01:03and then Bottas are the new, fax is back to the Grand Prix, Hamilton two tenths below, but here they are, he's opening now,
01:09but he's gaining, he's gaining, he's gaining that Mercedes power in the racing point, he's helping Sergio Perez, can he defend though, Max Verstappen goes down the inside of Sergio Perez,
01:19and Verstappen does get his man timed to perfection, Perez tries to fly back, Verstappen's got the place, he's up to four.
01:27Charles Leclerc by Norris as well, so I'm sure Leclerc will be on the back of that recent point by the end of this lap,
01:34and then the next up will be Verstappen, who's the hardest guy on the track to overtake.
01:37Absolutely, Danny Kriap has come into the pits, we saw his rear tyre, they're looking absolutely horrid,
01:42so in the first pit stop, and we're on lap five of the two McLaurons then,
01:47with Lando Norris and Carlos Sainz gaining on Sergio Perez, let's get back to Daniel Ricciardo and Alex Almond,
01:53he's already had a brush with the barriers going through turn one, now slots in behind the Renault,
01:58and you get the feeling the Renault next DRS, so it's going to be easy three for the Tour of Blossom driver,
02:04but to be fair to Daniel Ricciardo, got a much better exit out of turn two.
02:09Yeah, I'm just looking for what you call that, is it at Holkenberg or is it Daniel Ricciardo?
02:13So you've got Ricciardo ahead of Alex Almond at the moment.
02:17Ricciardo, who had an early move past Charles Leclerc, and is now just getting swallowed up by the path of a bit,
02:25as Antonio Giovinazzi comes into the pits for his first stop of the race as well.
02:29Here comes Leclerc, purple sector, 1.30, 0.7 tenths, Crickle McHamilton just ended up point, one sector of 38 seconds there.
02:37Give it a lap or two, and Max Verstappen's going to be in DRS range, if you're within a second going through the detection zone,
02:44with the car in front, you get that extra boost by the opening in the rear wing,
02:49the frame reduction system to have you overtaken, there is Charles Leclerc making his make-nick at Holkenberg,
02:55Robert Kubica is into the pits for his first change of tyres in this race, he's had a drive-through penalty,
03:02we've got 20 cars all running, Grosjean rocks up, takes it in the scape road, makes it rather easy for Daniel Ricciardo,
03:09lights up his tyres and might have to be coming into the pits again very shortly as the alpha.
03:15In the first sector, Bottas pulls out from behind Charles Leclerc's rear wing, Bottas takes the lead,
03:21retakes the lead of the Atomachian Grand Prix, and there's two cars down there, Daniel Ricciardo and also Danny Kriac.
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