2024-04-20 13:18:55
There was plenty of action in the 19-lap race.
At the start, Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes), who started from second place, overtook his compatriot Lando Norris (McLaren). Having lost the leading position, the Briton tried to get back to first place while driving on a dirty part of the track, but he slipped off the track and dropped to seventh place.
In the middle of the race, M. Verstappen, who is defending the champion title, managed to cope with Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) and L. Hamilton and gained the leading position.
Meanwhile, there was a fierce fight for the third place, where F.Alonso was driving. On lap 16, Spain’s Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) collided with wheels while trying to pass a rival, which Sergio Perez (Red Bull) took advantage of to move up two positions in one lap.
After the collision with the Ferrari car, F. Alonso had to stop to change the tires, and a little later he had to retire from the race.
There is still qualifying for the main races in China on Saturday and the main race on Sunday.
2024-04-20 13:18:55