2024-07-07 18:25:52
The race started on a dry track, and all the leaders successfully maintained their starting positions.
In the middle of the race, it started to rain on the track, but it was too light for the pilots to stop to change tires. The third and fourth place McLaren drivers took advantage of this
Finally, when the second wave of rain started, all the pilots rushed to the pits and after the change of tires, L. Norris was in the first place.
The intermediate tires were not useful for a long time and towards the end the pilots had to pit again and put on the dry weather tires. Here, a critical mistake was made by the McLaren team, who invited the race leader to change tires a lap later than the rivals.
This cost the Briton the loss of the leading position, which he gave to his compatriot L.Hamilton with the Mercedes car.
L.Hamilton made no more mistakes until the end of the race and achieved victory, while L.Norris gave up the second position to Max Verstappen, the leader of Red Bull.
The last time L.Hamilton celebrated victory was in December 2021, in the race in Saudi Arabia.
The race was unsuccessful for the British George Russell, who started from the first place. His Mercedes car broke down on lap 34 and the Briton was forced to retire.
2024-07-07 18:25:52