RACE REPORT
BLOW-BY-BLOW
A dramatic start saw Bottas go into Turn 2 on the inside of Raikkonen. The
Mercedes driver appeared to take too much kerb in the corner and he was
launched into the side of his fellow Finn’s Ferrari. Raikkonen shipped damage and
dropped to fifth, but Bottas suffered front wing damage and a front right puncture.
He was forced to pit for repairs and dropped to the rear of the field.
At the front, Hamilton, who had taken the lead at the start began to swiftly build