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Russell was faster than Verstappen all race, then Mercedes put him on hards in drying conditions and called him in again nine laps later.

Hamilton was seven tenths faster per lap than Verstappen and still finished 5 seconds behind him. That's a strategy failure, not a driver one.

While Sainz managed Ferrari's chaos to near-points, Leclerc was used as the team's weather Guinea pig and paid the price.

Hamilton destroyed Piastri in the final sector but lost the race on a three-stop strategy that put him on dead tyres for the finish.