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Nearly all the drivers stopped for tyres, and Russell, Leclerc and Norris came out on three different compounds - Russell on softs, Leclerc on hards and Norris on mediums.

Hamilton made an early stop to change his soft tyres for hards on lap 17, and feared he might not make it to the end of the race.

Norris’ soft tyres degraded quickly and Verstappen’s hards stayed in good shape, hence the Dutchman was able to chase down Norris and pass him.

The top four had started on medium tyres, while Russell, Verstappen and Hamilton behind them were on the hards.

Alonso was holding off Piastri as Russell closed in on both, the Mercedes driver using medium tyres for this final stint rather than the hards on the other two cars.