Max Verstappen rebounded from a surprisingly subdued showing in qualifying to dominate the first F1 Sprint of the year after passing Lewis Hamilton for the lead with 10 laps to go. Hamilton snatched the lead from polesitter Lando Norris at the start, getting the better launch to run side by side into the first turn. The Mercedes driver had the inside line through the long, tightening right-hand bend. Norris attempted gamely to hold position, but grip from the slippery track abandoned him on the outside line. He understeered off the road and down to seventh, well out of victory contention. Hamilton led Fernando Alonso from a surprisingly subdued Verstappen in third in the opening laps,...
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