RACE REPORT
As the first stint unfolded that looked a good move. By lap 18, when Hamilton
made his first stop, for mediums, Ricciardo was seventh and 22.4 seconds behind
on-the-road race leader Rosberg.
The Australian pushed hard as he was told that there might be an opportunity
to pass the German when the Mercedes man pitted, but with Perez defending hard
ahead of Ricciardo time was lost and when Rosberg emerged from his first stop,
for medium tyres, he was comfortably 2.8s ahead of the Red Bull.
Behind Ricciardo, team-mate Verstappen was now champing at the bit on
fresher mediums and on lap 22 Ricciardo did the sensible thing and allowed his