"The results will be updated once the review of those which were not able to be reviewed during the race is complete." Prior to the submission of a Protest against the result, we had already begun a full review of the track limits infringements, which is ongoing. Organisers said: "An unprecedented situation arose which resulted in all potential infringements not being able to be reviewed during the race. The overall result of the race is being reviewed after a protest by Aston Martin about unpenalised track limits offences, which was upheld. In the first part of the race, Sainz tracked Leclerc closely, even asking the team if they would let him by so he could have a go at challenging Verstappen.īut after the first pit stops Leclerc edged clear of his team-mate, whose hopes were dashed with a five-second penalty for exceeding track limits. Leclerc drove extremely well after a stunning qualifying lap on Friday had put him second on the grid and deserved his second place, even if he did owe Sainz some thanks. The race did, though, provide some encouragement for Ferrari, whose car appears to have improved in race pace and tyre usage following a series of upgrades in the last three races. It's been a sea of orange as fans gear up for Sunday's race Small comfort for Ferrari In the closing laps, Verstappen argued against his team's request to cool tyres - effectively a demand to back off and cruise to the end - in favour of a pit stop for fresh tyres to allow him to take the fastest lap, previously held by Perez. He did have to pass both Ferraris in the course of his middle stint between two pit stops, as a result of a later first stop that put him out of sync with the red cars.īut he did so without trouble and cruised off again into the distance for another untroubled win, the field helpless to do anything about it. Verstappen was unchallenged throughout - collecting his seventh win in nine races this season - after converting his pole position into a lead at the first corner. The order behind Sainz crossing the line had been McLaren's Lando Norris, Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso, Mercedes drivers Lewis Hamilton and George Russell, Alpine's Pierre Gasly and Aston Martin's Lance Stroll.īut five hours after the race, 10-second penalties for Sainz, Hamilton and Gasly moved Norris and Alonso up to fourth and fifth, Sainz down to sixth, Russell up to seventh, Hamilton down to eighth, Stroll up to ninth and Gasly down to 10th.Īlpine's Esteban Ocon, Williams drivers Alex Albon and Logan Sargeant, and Alpha Tauri drivers Nyck de Vries and Yuki Tsunoda were also given post-race penalties, but were already all out of the points positions. Nearly half the field was given penalties for exceeding track limits during the race, but after the race the FIA realised there had been a number of other incidents that had not yet been penalised - they said there were more than 1,200 track limits offences in total during the grand prix.Īston Martin protested the result because they believed they had seen more, but the FIA said the investigation was already under way before that. Sainz finished fourth on the road but he was one of several victims of a post-race investigation into track limits offences that had not been spotted during the race. Sainz's defence meant Leclerc was 12.9 seconds ahead of Perez with nine laps to go and the Red Bull made no inroads into that gap before the chequered flag. The two battled frantically through Turns Three and Four for several laps, with Sainz once brilliantly repassing the Red Bull around the outside of Turn Four after Perez appeared to have taken the place, before the Mexican ultimately prevailed. Sainz held back Perez, charging back through the field from 15th on the grid for four crucial laps, which gave Leclerc the breathing space he needed to hold on ahead of the Red Bull to the end of the race. Max Verstappen beats Sergio Perez to sprint win.Dutch driver Van 't Hoff,18, dies in crash Spa.Leclerc won it, thanks partly to stalwart defence from team-mate Carlos Sainz before Perez took third. Behind him, excitement was provided by a battle for the podium positions between Perez and the Ferraris.
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