The Ferrari has superior speed to the Mercedes and Leclerc gets it done down the main straight with DRS!
Leclerc’s engineer: “Well done Charles.”
Leclerc: “Thank you Bryan!”
Kieran Jackson20 April 2025 19:07
Norris pits – 2.6 seconds – and comes out in fifth!
He’s on the mediums and trails Leclerc in fourth by five seconds!
Piastri now takes the lead!
Kieran Jackson20 April 2025 19:02
“I think I’m starting to feel the dirty air a little bit, so it’s not ideal for me at the moment.”
Piastri is 2.3 seconds behind Norris, with Verstappen trailing the Aussie by 4.8 seconds.
4-10: Russell, Leclerc, Antonelli, Hadjar, Hamilton, Sainz, Albon
Kieran Jackson20 April 2025 19:00
Leclerc pits from the lead – a rapid 2.0 second stop from Ferrari – and is back out in fifth!
Lando Norris (on hard tyres) now takes the lead, but still needs to pit!
The gap to his teammate Piastri is three seconds..
With Verstappen bang on his tail, Ferrari pit Hamilton – the Brit comes out in eighth!
Verstappen now chases Piastri ahead – the gap is four seconds!
Top-10: Leclerc, Norris, Piastri, Verstappen, Russell, Hadjar, Antonelli, Hamilton, Stroll, Hulkenberg
Kieran Jackson20 April 2025 18:45
Excruciating wait for Verstappen in the pits, as he serves his five seconds, and he comes out BEHIND Piastri and Hamilton!
Charles Leclerc now in the lead of this race, with Lando Norris in second – neither have pitted though!
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Piastri with a stunning move at turn 22 on Hamilton to pass him for P5!
Verstappen is coming in to the pits…
Kieran Jackson20 April 2025 18:41
Russell pits and comes out in seventh, behind Piastri and Sainz!
When will Verstappen pit, then? He’s aggressively being told to push.
“Everything you have Max.”
Kieran Jackson20 April 2025 18:40
Piastri’s pit-stop is not rapid, only 3.4 seconds, as McLaren pit their leading man!
Piastri comes back out in sixth, ahead of Carlos Sainz and Alex Albon.
Russell up to P2, with Leclerc P3.
Verstappen’s lead to Russell is 9.2 secs.
Kieran Jackson20 April 2025 18:38
Running in clean air at the front, Verstappen is extending his lead – it’s now 2.9 seconds!
Further back, Lando Norris has overtaken Kimi Antonelli on the main straight for fifth place!
Kieran Jackson20 April 2025 18:37
