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5:02 p.m

field sorted

Now all the pit stops are done and all drivers are on hard tires for the final stint. Verstappen drives towards the double victory for Red Bull with Perez on P2. The last podium should go to Leclerc.

If you still want to overtake now, you have to do it on the track!

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4:58 p.m

Boxenstopps

Stopping in the field of pursuers, probably for the last time. Among other things, Stroll pushes past Russell with an undercut. Now Leclerc comes in for the last time. The Red Bulls are going ahead for now.

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4:51 p.m

Third Ocon penalty

Now it’s getting slapstick: Ocon was also too fast in the pit lane, making him his third penalty in the race. Five seconds once more this time. Meanwhile, there are the next stops further back in the field. We’ll see what happens once more in the future.

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4:46 p.m

Penalty for Ocon

Doubly bitter for Alpine: Ocon gets another penalty, this time ten seconds, because his crew just worked too fast on the car. His race is ruined. Incidentally, this also applies to Norris, who has an engine problem.

And Hülkenberg doesn’t do much either, Hass reports that his car is damaged. He is in P16. In front, Perez grabs P2 from Leclerc. But as a reminder: it has soft tires on it.

Incidentally, Verstappen too, since the monitor had previously incorrectly displayed hard ones.

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4:34 p.m

Verstappen once more in front

With Perez, the last driver was in the pits, so the field is sorted once more. Verstappen leads in front of Leclerc and his teammate. Exciting: Perez put on soft tires once more. All others in front are now on hard.

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4:29 p.m

Failure & Penalty

The first failure of the new season is a McLaren. Piastri reports a problem with the gearbox and has to retire. Meanwhile, Ocon gets a five-second penalty for not standing correctly in his starting box at the start.

The pit stops continue at the front, and Verstappen is coming now. Perez takes the lead over his teammate for the moment.

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4:25 p.m

Mercedes in Trouble

At Russell the tires are gone, Alonso passes. Meanwhile, Hamilton and the Ferrari drivers also stop. Now things are getting moving!

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4:22 p.m

First pit stop

Verstappen has small problems downshifting, meanwhile Gasly makes the first pit stop to avoid the traffic. He switches to hard tires. Norris and Tsunoda follow suit one turn later.

The McLaren also seems to have a problem. But Norris drives on for now. Let’s see when the first stops will be at the front of the field.

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