'Unbelievable weekend, to win here is great.'
Nearest challengers Mercedes were unable to stay in contention, with Lewis Hamilton finishing fifth and George Russell placing seventh.Verstappen was back to his breathtaking best after a disappointing fifth-place finish at last week’s Singapore Grand Prix.“The car was working very well on every compound but the most important thing was to win the constructors.Verstappen held off a double challenge from McLaren to take the lead ahead of Norris at the first turn.
“The start had too much wheelspin but after that it was quite a straightforward race,” said Verstappen.“My start was very good and I almost had Max, but Max is Max,” said the British driver.Australian rookie Piastri took his first podium finish behind teammate Norris. The safety car came out after a chaotic first lap, with Alfa Romeo’s Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu taking damage at the start of the race.The Mexican retired from the race a few laps later, telling his team “the car doesn’t feel right”.Red Bull chief Christian Horner said Perez “got knocked about a bit” in the race.“He’s been a big part of this success as well.”
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