00:00And Formula One is sprinting to turn number one!
00:04George Russell with not the fastest launch off the line.
00:06Max Verstappen goes defensive, didn't really need to,
00:09and he maintains the lead into turn number one.
00:11Lando Norris trying to pinch ahead of all of them!
00:13Lando Norris will get up to second place if he can go wheel to wheel
00:16and beat George Russell to the apex!
00:18How brave is he feeling?
00:20There's the answer!
00:21Lando Norris on the attack and he is up to second.
00:23Max Verstappen leads, George Russell is down to third
00:26and then the Ferraris are scrapping with Scharlopper down to place.
00:29Sainz maintaining fifth and there's cards all over the road there
00:32as we see the Ferraris try to put pressure on George Russell.
00:35Verstappen got the launch that he needed.
00:37What a brilliant start though from Lando Norris,
00:39just aggressive on the start making up for that small mistake
00:42and qualifying right off the bat as we see a big defensive move now
00:45from the Haas under pressure from the V car.
00:48And that's Yuki Tsunoda getting racy, the Haas is off the road
00:51and they apply the power now going up through the gears.
00:54Lewis Hamilton gained a place, Kevin Magnussen went up a place,
00:57Hülkenberg got a poor getaway, he's down to ninth and out of the points
01:00as we see the Ferrari panning a late lunge, a later lunge still
01:04and that is a fine way to take the pass if he can keep it on the road.
01:08George Russell has just enough momentum but Charles Leclerc doesn't want to give it up
01:12and this is the joy of these corners because they can go side by side,
01:15corner after corner with Russell hanging on to third position just at the moment.
01:21George Russell did not get the best reaction but there was a defensive move there
01:24from Max Verstappen, watch the Papaya McLaren of Lando Norris.
01:28Yeah, inside of a three wide situation there with the Ferraris but Russell just very slow
01:32off the corner, Sainz on the outside along or behind him was just balked,
01:38he had a very good momentum, probably could have gotten around Leclerc right then and there
01:41had it not been for the Mercedes just getting a slow launch off of the corner in turn one.
01:46It wasn't an aggressive move from Norris by any stretch, if anything Leclerc was pushing his
01:51teammate out a bit, it made it nice and easy, gave him lots of room, held it on the outside
01:55there of turn two and then it was advantage Lando into the S's section.
02:01Late lunge and position change for Carlos Sainz, we're getting so much entertainment today
02:06but it doesn't stick, Charles Leclerc retakes the place back up to fourth.
02:10Now let's go on board with Sergio Perez and this is going to be on lap number two,
02:14that was so close between Sergio Perez and contact.
02:20We did see last year Hinch that when it got to the end of the season it got more and
02:25more
02:25aggressive and it's happening again. Sainz and Leclerc putting on a show, Sainz got to the apex first
02:31but again the up and under works for Charles Leclerc. Look at George Russell, he had set the first and
02:37once again Sainz finds himself trying to be slow on the apex, trying to force his teammate off the road,
02:43is that the moment for Carlos Sainz to get through? They will increase their speed and this time
02:48Sainz will get ahead. Carlos Sainz is up to fourth. It's a new front wing on the McLaren and it's
02:56getting close once again, there's no chance to go the long way round there because he'll be elbowed
03:01off the road. George Russell knows it, he will be shown off the road as predicted and he's having to
03:06wait,
03:06he's putting the pressure on Lando Norris in an enormous way and that's what happens if you follow at speed.
03:13Fernando Alonso having to get out of it, racing Liam Lawson into turn 12 but able to make the pass.
03:19Man, the Alfa Tauri is such a leader.
03:22Welcome to Formula One, Liam Lawson.
03:26Oh wait, he'll cost him another spot there to the Alpine. That's Esteban Ocon that got around both of
03:31them eventually. That's just it, you've got to be so clever. There you're there, that's how he gets
03:35around Lawson as well. Nice little exchange in that section for Esteban Ocon.
03:41As we see the Ferrari making a deep lunge into 15.
03:44Once again, Carlos Sainz is able to release the brake in a way at turn 15 that gives himself a
03:50chance to power
03:51through. Can Norris get the gap down under a second?
03:58Told you he's complaining about the front left. One Ferrari got by a lap ago. There's the second
04:03one. Charles Leclerc takes fourth place. This was one Ferrari getting past George Russell at turn 15.
04:10Russell trying to hang on to it. This one was Sainz.
04:14Awesome move. Let's go.
04:16And then one lap later, the second Ferrari able to do exactly the same thing.
04:23Red Bull on V car. And it's Perez to the inside of Yuki Tsunoda, able to force his way by.
04:29Tsunoda trying to come back. These two scrapping on track,
04:35scrapping off track. We still don't know who's going to be in what car. And turn 15 again is providing
04:41the action.
04:42And then it's jump on the power. Who's got the traction? Perez is going to take the place.
04:47Tsunoda wants to keep his foot in, but he's close to the Mexican driver ahead.
04:51Very close. If you consider the speed that they're going at through turn 19.
04:55Verstappen has checked out, but is there an opportunity for Sainz there? Thought about it,
04:59but he's conjured the lock up from Lando Norris. And he's opened the door for Carlos Sainz to climb
05:05to second place on the final lap of the sprint. These could be defining corners. He's got to hug that
05:11inside line. And he knew what was coming. And Charles Leclerc had to basically park up in taking avoiding
05:17action.
05:17This was just Carlos catching Lando out. He just made him look in his mirror late in the break zone.
05:22He faded to the left without really enough momentum to make the move. But Lando just
05:28lost attention a little bit. And then there was this moment here in the 15.
05:35I'm going to respectfully disagree. I think he stayed exactly on line. He stayed where he needed to.
05:41These have been strange days for Max Verstappen. He's been in damage limitation mode for so much
05:47this season. Say goodbye to that. And say hello to him returning to the front of the field. Max Verstappen
05:53wins another sprint race in Formula One. Carlos Sainz took second place on the last lap. And Lando Norris
06:00held on to third.
06:03Great job, Max. Nice last lap. Well controlled. Focus on tomorrow.
06:08Yeah, good afternoon, guys. That was much better. Good race.
06:13Well done, Max. Very controlled race. Well done, mate.
06:17And a triumph for Max Verstappen after waiting a long time for it. Back on top. P1 for Max,
06:24sweeping all of the sprint races so far this year in Formula One and enlarging his championship lead by
06:32two points over Lando Norris. Carlos Sainz a fine fighting second. Norris completing the top three.
06:38Great.
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