Max Verstappen achieves a new victory at the Chinese Grand Prix

The current world champion and current leader of the general classification will be accompanied on the podium by the British Lando Norris (McLaren) and his teammate at Red Bull, the Mexican Sergio 'Checo' Pérez.

The two Spaniards on the grid, Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) and Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin), finished in 5th and 7th place, respectively.

The driver who has won the most times (6) in China, seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes), added points by finishing in 9th position, a good result given that he started from the second to last place on the grid. after being eliminated by surprise in the first qualifying round (Q1) yesterday.

Also adding points were the Monegasque Charles Leclerc (Ferrari, 4th), the British George Russell (Mercedes, 6th), the Australian Oscar Piastri (McLaren, 8th) and the German Nico Hulkenberg (Haas, 10th).

The race was marked by the abandonments of the Finnish Valtteri Bottas (Kick Sauber, engine failure), the Japanese Yuki Tsunoda (RB), with a tire burst caused by the Dane Kevin Magnussen (Haas), who was able to continue; Daniel Ricciardo (RB) could not do it, charged from behind Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) at the same moment.

The Shanghai event is the fifth day of the world championship after Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Australia and Japan, and precedes the Miami Grand Prixwhich will be held on May 5 and will be the second weekend with a 'sprint' format of the season after, precisely, that of China.

EFE