A true carrer of Carlos Sainz, who closed his adaptation period, traced from 15th to the eighth advanceing on tracks after a bad Williams stop and ended up helping his partner, giving him DRS, so that he was not advanced by Hadjar, another of the brilliants in the Arabia GP. The Madrid now begins its true season, from which you can expect moments of success. His solidity and experience are already imposed on the Grove squad.
Piastri was the best long and Norris also very prominent, reaching the room from the tenth which shows the great superiority of McLaren again.
The best
Oscar Piastri is perhaps the most favorite to the World Cup right now, for things like this. Great departure in which he put Max against the ropes and won the most difficult game. His last to Hamilton in the dirty area in curve 22 is anthological and at the level he already did in Australia.
Unnoticed
Russell, who started third and finished fifth, was only focused when Leclerc advanced in the second part of the race. It does not give the Mercedes in certain circumstances.
Worst
Tsunoda left no room for Gasly at the exit and sent him against the wall. The two out. It was the worst for the Japanese, but the best for Sainz, because they were two direct rivals for the rest of the race. He is not finishing finishing in qualy or in the race, although his performance is better than Lawson’s.
The surprise
Hamilton, despite his little rhythm with the Ferrari, gave Lando Norris a couple of lessons, letting herself pass before the last curve to stick to the McLaren and return it to the main line. He needed three Lando attempts to move to a car much slower than his, for Lewis’s intelligence.
Volcanic
Verstappen, as almost always. He went out in the first curve to avoid being advanced by Piastri, but was penalized with 5 seconds. It is his nature, although this time he went wrong. Never give in. “He did not intend to take the curve,” said the Dutchman to defend himself, but he was already out before arriving.
To cover yourself
Williams’ horrible stop for Carlos Sainz who made him lose many seconds and fall from eighth to fifteenth. Thus it is almost impossible to be able to score on an extreme equality track in the middle zone. Then Sainz passed Bortoleto and Doohan in a couple of turns to place 12º. And then went to Albon to go looking for the points, something he achieved with an eighth won by pulse.