Max Verstappen celebrated in the Red Bull car for the Chinese Grand Prix, 58th fastest in the championship.
Nothing new, one would say, considering the dominance of the Flying Dutchman, but it is not so - Lando Norris finished second with a fantastic race and separated the Red Bull duo, which started from the first row.
"It seemed impossible, so Red Bull has a faster car by half a second," said the McLaren driver, who was declared the best driver of the race.
Norris left the Mexican Sergio Peres in third place without a mistake, and Ferrari - Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz - placed behind the second Red Bull pilot.
Behind them is George Russell in Mercedes, and the icon, 42-year-old Fernando Alonso in Aston Martin.
The seasoned Spaniard managed to charm the fans in China the most, with strange changes of strategy on 10 laps before the end he was 11. And then he started a slalom, four positions in four laps and especially spectacularly "attacked" the most trophy-winning Lewis Hamilton in Mercedes.
He won the duel, but in preparation for the attack, he left the track with the rear tires, the car started to spin, which he brought back with a fantastic maneuver so that he did not lose much speed.
In the top 10 there are also: Oskar Piastri in McLaren, Lewis Hamilton from 18th position to ninth, and Nico Hulkenberg in Haas.
Verstappen leads the overall Formula 1 standings, with 110 points and four wins in the first five races of the season. He is followed by clubmate Peres with 35 points less.
The sixth, out of 24 races this season, will be held on May 5, for the Miami Grand Prix.
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