Max Verstappen WINS the Chinese Grand Prix after dominant display as Lando Norris thwarts another Red Bull 1-2 by finishing second… with Lewis Hamilton recovering to take ninth

  • Max Verstappen made it four wins out of five with victory at the Chinese GP
  • Lando Norris finished an excellent second for McLaren ahead of Sergio Perez 
  • Lewis Hamilton started 18th but worked his way up to ninth by the end 

Max Verstappen made it four wins out of five as he took a dominant victory at the Chinese Grand Prix.

The Dutchman took a comfortable victory despite a mid-race safety car, as Lando Norris beat the other Red Bull of Sergio Perez to take second.

Lewis Hamilton recovered from his poor qualifying to finish ninth but struggled for pace during the race.

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Max Verstappen took a dominant victory at the first Chinese Grand Prix in five years

Lando Norris (right) performed admirably to finish second ahead of Sergio Perez

Lando Norris (right) performed admirably to finish second ahead of Sergio Perez

It was the perfect weekend for Verstappen who also won the sprint race on Saturday

It was the perfect weekend for Verstappen who also won the sprint race on Saturday

Zhou Guanyu missed out on a points finish in his first home race at the Chinese Grand Prix

Zhou Guanyu missed out on a points finish in his first home race at the Chinese Grand Prix

Fernando Alonso was up to second at the start but dropped down to seventh by the end

Fernando Alonso was up to second at the start but dropped down to seventh by the end

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