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Sainz stayed out until Lap 50 on mediums and climbed eight positions. Hamilton pitted Lap 24, went to hards, and finished behind him.

Hamilton was over a second faster than Alonso through Sector 2, but finished behind him after Ferrari botched the strategy.

Verstappen ran 43 laps on hard tyres in mixed conditions and lost one second per lap slower than his teammate. That's the difference between a champion and a passenger.

Hamilton carved out nine-tenths in sector two alone and finished P8. Strategy carnage and a third stint on softs erased the fastest car on track.