RACE REPORT
Vettel’s frustrations grew as the Finn thwarted his efforts to pass. Vettel
eventually got past but Bottas’ baulking cost him three seconds to Hamilton.
When Bottas, who needed to pit, allowed Hamilton past, Vettel found himself
with just three seconds in hand over the Briton, relatively matched on lap time but
on different strategies.
Bottas then made his first stop and resumed in third place ahead of Daniel
Ricciardo. The Australian was a lonely fourth for Red Bull Racing, almost nine
second behind the Mercedes and almost 14 ahead of Force India’s Perez.