45. Round: Verstappen still manages to keep his opponent at bay, leaving Norris no gap for an overtaking attempt.
44. Round: Now things are getting tricky for the Red Bull driver, Norris is in the DRS.
43. Round: Sainz sets the new best time: 1:37.786. A double victory for Ferrari is looking more and more likely, Verstappen’s ambitions are currently more likely to be to save the podium.
42. Round: Yellow flag in the second sector, Tsunoda has spun.
41. Round: Leclerc sets a new fastest lap at the front: 1:37.834. His lead over teammate Sainz is growing. Meanwhile, Verstappen has to prove himself against Norris, his World Cup competitor has now got to 1.6 seconds.
39. Round: “Box, box, you have to go into the box now,” Magnussen is radioed. No sooner said than done – P13 for the Haas driver. Hülkenberg is a little further ahead on course for points.
37. Round: After a pit stop, Lawson comes out two positions behind Hülkenberg. That could be dangerous for the German, the Racing Bull driver now has advantages with his mediums.
36. Round: “These tires are not good. I can’t brake, I can’t attack,” reports Verstappen. World Cup runner-up Norris is getting closer and closer, now only 3.6 seconds.
34. Round: By the way, in this race there are 5-second checks for the drivers in the midfield. Tsunoda picks up the penalty for an overtaking maneuver against Albon.
33. Round: Piastri also comes in, he falls back to P5. The new, old top 5 after the stops: Leclerc, Sainz, Verstappen, Norris, Piastri.
32. Round: Norris has to catch up with Verstappen by 6 seconds, which will be tricky even with the fresher Hards.
31. Round: And now the Monegasque Piastri has cashed in and is targeting Norris. And he has no problems with this, the Brit drives into the pits – and comes out in P5 behind Verstappen.
30. Round: When will McLaren call its drivers in? Leclerc has already made it into the DRS window at Piastri and is making up ground on the top.
29. Round: Further back, Magnussen (P5) and Hülkenberg (P12) are fighting for championship points for Haas. It doesn’t look bad, as the two still have a few pilots ahead of them who still have to change.
28. Round: Norris and Piastri are currently setting personal best times and want to get one more lap out before heading into the pits.
27. Round: Ferrari reacts and brings in Leclerc. He keeps his lead over Sainz and is now in P3. Now the two McLarens are in front, but they still have to go into the pits.
26. Round: The Dutchman comes out of the pits in P5 behind Sainz.
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