RACE REPORT
Track action, all conducted under the safety car lasted just eight laps, however,
and as the conditions deteriorated again the decision was once again taken to
suspend the race on lap 29. During the short spell on track, Force India’s Nico
Hulkenberg picked up a puncture due to debris on the track and pitted for a new
set of wet tyres. That dropped him from P4 to P15.
The red flag period lasted just over 25 minutes but at 16:02 local time the race
resumed once more, again under the safety car. When it left the track at the end of
lap 31, Verstappen was once again the man on the move, passing Rosberg for P2
with a superb move around the outside at Turn 3.
Behind him team-mate Daniel Ricciardo was also striding forward and he