Lando Norris had a lot going for him in the latest action of the title fight. The Briton secured pole position a few hours before the Grand Prix and thus created the best starting position to make up additional ground in the title duel with Verstappen.
The Dutchman qualified only 12th and also had to accept a drop of five positions due to an engine change outside the permitted tolerance.
Verstappen takes advantage of the breaks…
But in the race, which was interrupted twice after accidents involving the Argentine Franco Colapinto in the Williams and the Spaniard Carlos Sainz in the Ferrari, everything turned out differently. Verstappen became the big winner, Norris, who only finished 6th, was one of the losers.
… and shows steering skills on wet roads
However, Verstappen’s excellent steering skills on wet roads are not enough to show for the first time after ten Grands Prix without a win. He also took a race that was into his hands.
Like the surprising Ocon and Gasly, the world champion, in contrast to the rest of the competition, did not change tires in the scheduled stage – and was able to have new rollers fitted without wasting any time during the first break.
62 point lead
Thanks to victory number 62, Verstappen, as leader of the overall World Cup standings, increased his lead over his first rival Norris by 18 to 62 points, which equates to a comfortable cushion for the rest of the program with three Grands Prix and a sprint. race.
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