Max Verstappen was in a league of his own in a Chinese Grand Prix punctuated by two mid-race safety cars.
The Dutchman was in a league of his own again - even over his team-mate Sergio Perez - in a race punctuated by two mid-race safety cars in quick succession.
The next demonstration of Verstappen's superiority came three laps later when he caught and passed Leclerc - he had made up a pit stop's worth of race time over a man battling for the final podium place in just 16 laps.Perez looked to be cruising to a comfortable second place behind Verstappen, but the safety cars, which came in quick succession, changed the complexion of the race for the remaining podium places.
But as the first stint developed, and Leclerc found his tyres in good shape but his pace not special, Ferrari began to think about a one-stop strategy in an attempt to beat Norris, who was initially planning two. Leclerc succumbed relatively quickly, but Norris was more than able to match the Red Bull's pace, and he held on to take an excellent second place ahead of Perez.Behind Leclerc, Sainz nursed older tyres to make it a Ferrari four-five ahead of Russell, while behind them Alonso provided some late entertainment.
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