It started with Max Verstappen having an engine problem at the start and being forced to break.

So did Pierre Gasly.

After that, the safety car led for nine laps.

When the restart was to take place, the top driver Valtteri Bottas kept a little too low speed, at the same time as the cars further back began to accelerate.

This led to another mass crash.

Kevin Magnussen, Carlos Sainz, Antonio Giovanazzi and Nicholas Latifi were forced to break.

The race was flagged off and had to be restarted.

But had to be stopped and restarted after Lance Stroll left the track.

Albon's first podium

But with 12 cars left in the race, it could be completed.

Britain's Lewis Hamilton was able to hold off in the lead and took his 19th victory in the World Cup context, in front of almost 3,000 people who saw the race live for the first time this season in the F1 circus.

Behind Hamilton was able to finish the stablemate in Mercedes Valtteri Botta's second, while 24-year-old Alexander Albon took his first podium place when he rounded Daniel Ricciardo on the 51st lap and finished third.