Max Verstappen won the Chinese Grand Prix by completely outperforming his rivals. Throughout the race, which was interrupted by two mid-race safety cars in rapid succession, Verstappen was once again in a league of his own, even surpassing his teammate Sergio Perez.
In the duration of the race, Red Bull’s one-two finish was disrupted by safety cars, placing Perez behind McLaren’s Lando Norris and Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc. The Mexican quickly overtook Leclerc, but Norris put in a fantastic last lap to maintain his lead over Perez in second place.
Verstappen’s race performance
With an impressive first lap of the race, Verstappen demonstrated his dominance over everyone, even Perez. At the first corner, the world champion turned his pole position into a lead, and Fernando Alonso’s Aston Martin passed Perez around the outside as the other driver started third.
Verstappen was five seconds ahead of Perez when he managed to pass Alonso on the fifth lap. Moreover, Verstappen outran Perez by at least 0.5 seconds in the eight laps leading up to his first tire change on lap 13, extending his advantage to 10 seconds. Red Bull was able to pit both cars on the same lap without losing any time by doing so.
Verstappen again proved his abilities as he caught and passed Leclerc, having gained a pit stop’s worth of racing time over the guy vying for the final podium spot in just sixteen laps.
With that, he easily handled the remainder of the race, staying well ahead of the track and won his fourth race of the year. He also finished first in each competition he entered this season.
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