Charles Leclerc hoped for a long time to pass Perez when the DRS was allowed to be switched on, but in the end the Monegasque came up just a bit short. In the closing stages, he lost connection with the RB18 and crossed the finish line more than seven seconds after Perez.
For
Max Verstappen, a fourth place seemed to be in the cards for a while, but after the restart, he carried too much speed when overtaking
Lando Norris. He went for the overtake, but braked and had to start another catch-up race. Seventh place was the final result for the World Championship leader.