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competition on his grippy rubber and eventually bagged seventh. Aston Martin secured another double points finish as Lance Stroll backed up team mate Alonso in ninth, while Esteban Ocon and Yuki Tsunoda completed the points in eighth and 10th respectively via some late scrapping. Pierre Gasly went longer into the race than anyone else with a sizeable first stint, but a slow stop when he eventually boxed hindered his efforts and left him 11th at the chequered flag, followed by the Alfa Romeos of

13 to emerge back in fifth, Piastri made his way past Perez to take P5. This all left Sainz and Norris up front in first and second, with neither having made their pit stop. “Maximum pace,” Norris was told by his engineer, before the Briton eventually