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09 August 2020Mercedes' dominance stopped. Max Verstappen imposes himself with personality in the 70th anniversary Grand Prix of Formula 1, the fifth round of the World Championship: for him the ninth success in his career. On the Silverstone circuit, where the British GP was raced a week ago, the Dutch Red Bull driver, who started from the second row, wins with a daring race conduct and lines up Lewis Hamilton's silver arrows and by Valtteri Bottas (started from pole position, with his teammate in the front row like him). Great fourth place for Charles Leclerc with Ferrari, after the disappointment of the eighth time in qualifying. Further away the other red of Sebastian Vettel, only twelfth. Seventeenth in one lap Antonio Giovinazzi in an Alfa Romeo.

The Thai Albon scored points on the other Red Bull, the Canadian Stroll (Racing Point), the German Hulkenberg (Racing Point), the French Ocon (Williams), the British Norris (McLaren) and the Russian Kvyiat (Alpha Tauri).

"I absolutely did not expect it," says Verstappen. “It was a great day, the strategy was the right one. I like to attack and put pressure ”.

After three consecutive victories for Hamilton and Bottas' one in the first GP of the season, Verstappen accomplishes a great feat. In the world championship standings, Hamilton in the lead with 107 points, Verstappen gnaws something and rises to 77, Bottas third at 73, fourth Leclerc at 45.

Mercedes sprint in front, while Verstappen overtakes Hulkenberg. Spin for Vettel, who finds himself in the queue. On lap 14, pit stop for Bottas, Hamilton does it on the next lap. In the lead is found Verstappen followed by Stroll. The Mercedes are third and fourth. Verstappen delays the break and takes off, with over 16 ”over Bottas and 19” over Hamilton, after Stroll's pit stop. The world champion accuses a problem with a front tire and loses 2 ”in one lap. Stop for Leclerc at the 22nd lap, Vettel does it at the 23rd. Verstappen makes the pit stop at 27 ° and returns behind Bottas, but ahead of Hamilton. However, the Dutchman's Red Bull paws and overtakes Bottas' Mercedes after a few corners. Leclerc found a good race pace and climbed positions. On lap 33, Bottas and Verstappen's second pit stop, while Hamilton pulls long and keeps the lead, with the Dutchman and his teammate behind at over 10 ”. Obeying the demands of his garage, Hamilton makes his second pit stop on lap 42 when his lead was 7 "and returns to the track in 4th place, 4" behind Leclerc as well. But the world champion is faster and on lap 45 passes the Ferrari driver with a thrilling overtaking. At this point it is a fight between the Mercedes for second place. The jab of the world champion comes when there are two laps to go.

Formula 1 meets next weekend in Catalonia, with the Spanish GP at the Montmelò circuit in Barcelona.