Red Bull team principal Christian Horner believed that Sir Lewis Hamilton’s residual grip compared to the rest of the field was such that he could have pitted onto the Softs before the Safety Car. Hamilton had initially made a tremendous start to go from fifth to third, but was put back to his original position on the restart following the red flag caused by a horrific accident for Zhou Guanyu, from which the Alfa Romeo driver walked away unharmed. The seven-time champion had to clear Lando Norris after the 22-year-old had passed him on the second start, and he was helped out by both Red Bull cars of Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez suffering damage. He was hunting down the Ferrari pair...
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