Charles Leclerc looked set for his first ever victory in Formula One until an technical issue brought an end to that hope 10 laps from the end. He still limped to 3rd, completing the podium along the Mercedes drivers. Vettel immediately took control of the race as soon as the lights went out, shooting into the lead as Leclerc got a difficult getaway from the starting line. The Monegasque rapidly lost another position through Turn 3 to Bottas, but then managed to fight off Hamilton while Verstappen on his behalf tried to get past Hamilton as he failed to make it past the Ferrari. That didn't work out, on when the cars completed the first lap, Leclerc overtook Bottas again to move up into...
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