Hamilton gains a bit more ground on Perez, and Norris closes in on Leclerc. Then Sainz, Perez, Leclerc, Russell, Gasly, Stroll and Tsunoda, who is bidding for the fastest lap and … gets it!. Lap 51: Leclerc wants to “talk after the race” about having to let Sainz go past. Lap 43: Hamilton posts the fastest lap and gets right on Leclerc’s tail. Lap 37: So it’s Hamilton far ahead of Perez, who’s far ahead of Leclerc, who’s not at all far ahead of Verstappen and Norris. Lap 34: Verstappen yells some profanity to his team about his brakes. Lap 31: Norris feels pretty strongly that Verstappen isn’t staying inside the lines. Lap 27: This is going to be Norris’ last lap in the lead.

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