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Mercedes machine of George Russell to take fifth. Lando Norris initially lost a host of positions after starting the race on medium tyres and then switching to hards, but a move to softs as spits of rain began to fall proved inspired and he gobbled up the... quick succession to Stroll and Russell, who then embarked on a wheel-to-wheel scrap over ninth position. Struggling on his starting set of medium tyres, Norris made an early stop and swapped to hards, along with Magnussen and Ricciardo, before cameras

, Ferrari for hards. One tour later and Norris made a pit stop to bolt on the hard compound, bringing the Briton out in a potentially difficult spot between Verstappen and Sainz. Piastri then pitted from the lead on Lap 31 – but, having overshot the