Verstappen crossed the line to take his fourth Sprint victory of the season, with Norris in second and Perez in third.
format offering a free tyre choice, most of the grid opted to begin the race on the soft tyre, as only Logan Sargeant at the back and the Haas duo selected the mediums.Norris start was bad and allowed Verstappen to lead in Turn 1, while George Russell took P3 from Sergio Perez.Lewis Hamilton was quick to join the fight with Perez and came out on top to claim P4.
A lap later, Norris then fell victim to Russell but the McLaren driver didn’t have to wait long to reclaim P2 back. Perez, who has struggled in recent races, found his groove back and quickly passed the Mercedes duo of Hamilton and Russel.‘If I was in Red Bull, Verstappen will not be having it easy’ – Lewis Hamilton
With only three laps remaining, Hamilton’s tyres started to degrade which allowed Charles Leclerc and Yuki Tsunoda to pass the Brits.Russell followed in fourth, while Leclerc ended the event in P5, just six-tenths clear of Tsunoda in P6. Hamilton held onto seventh, while Sainz claimed the final point in P8.