Overall, it was a thrilling Grand Prix from start to finish and possibly the best race of the season. The race that George Russell should have won.
Valtteri Bottas was on pole for Sunday's race, it was new team-mate Russell took the lead at the start ahead of Russell. First lap chaos when Charles Leclerc collided with both Max Verstappen and Sergio Pérez, resulting both Leclerc and Verstappen out of the race instantly and Pérez relegating him down to eighteenth place and last.
With George Russell set to win, until the Safety Car was deployed on lap 62 when Jack Aitken front wing came off after a spin, forcing and possibly unnecessary from Mercedes for Russell and Bottas to pit for fresh medium tyres. But, Russell had Bottas allocated medium tyres on not his, forcing Bottas to stay on his Hard tyres till the end, which resulted Russell forcing to stop again, this next time around to fit his medium tyres, relegating Russell to fifth at the restart with Sergio Pérez now leading the race.
At the restart, Russell overtake Bottas, Stroll and Ocon to go into second place, but a slow puncture when he was trying to chase down Perez forced Russell once again to pit for tyres sending him to the back. He carved his way back up to ninth for his first F1 points.
Despite all that Sergio Pérez took the advantage, comfortably lead to the end, from eighteenth place after lap 1 and help from two Safety Cars it was Sergio Pérez day to win this seasons Sakhir Grand Prix for Sergio Pérez's first ever Grand Prix win. Becoming Mexico's first Grand Prix winner since Pedro Rodríguez winning the Belgian Grand Prix in 1970. And Racing Point their first win as a constructor and fifth win as a team since Giancarlo Fisichella won the 2003 Brazilian Grand Prix as Jordan.
While, Esteban Ocon finished in second place in the Renault, Ocon was ten seconds behind Pérez at the end.
Meanwhile, Lance Stroll finished in third place in the other Racing Point to complete the podium, Stroll was twelve seconds behind Pérez at the end of the eighty-seven lap race.
Highlights of the race below, enjoy.
Rate the Teams and Drivers
Mercedes - 8
George Russell - 10 (finished ninth, fastest lap)
Valtteri Bottas - 7 (pole, finished eighth)
Ferrari - 5
Sebastian Vettel - 5 (finished twelfth)
Charles Leclerc - 5 (DNF, Collision with Verstappen)
Red Bull Racing - 6
Max Verstappen - 6 (DNF, Collision with Leclerc)
Alexander Albon - 6 (finished sixth)
McLaren - 7
Carlos Sainz Jr. - 8 (finished fourth)
Lando Norris - 7 (finished tenth)
Renault - 8
Daniel Ricciardo - 7 (finished fifth)
Esteban Ocon - 9 (finished second)
Alpha Tauri: - 7
Daniil Kvyat - 8 (finished seventh)
Pierre Gasly - 6 (finished eleventh)
Racing Point - 9
Sergio Pérez- 10 (race win)
Lance Stroll - 9 (finished third)
Alfa Romeo - 5
Kimi Räikkönen - 5 (finished fourteenth)
Antonio Giovinazzi - 5 (finished thirteenth)
Haas - 5
Pietro Fittipaldi - 6 (finished seventeenth)
Kevin Magnussen - 5 (finished fifteenth)
Williams - 6
Jack Aitken - 6 (finished sixteenth)
Nicholas Latifi - 6 (DNF, Oil leak)
Next stop Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi in a weeks time for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix for the last round of the 2020 Formula 1 season.
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