The top order of the race after the opening round includes Norris leading, followed by Leclerc, Sainz, Hamilton and Verstappen. But in the following rounds, the Ferari duo was gradually overtaken by Verstappen and Hamilton, taking their place in the top three. Verstappen plans to use a two-pit strategy, so he proactively returns to pit early in round 16. At this time, the Dutch driver is 6.5 seconds behind Norris, and less than two seconds behind Hamilton.

Norris changed tires in the next round to switch to hard tires, instead of medium tires as Verstappen chose. When returning to the track, McLaren’s driver still maintained the leading position. However, in the following rounds, the speed advantage from the medium tires helped Verstappen gradually catch up, before closing in and attacking fiercely with a bold swerve to overtake Norris and take the first place in lap 28 and keep it. Stay in this position until the end of the race.

Verstappen overtook Norris and held first position until the end of the race. Photo: X / @redbullracing

This victory brings the total number of wins in Verstappen’s F1 career to 50. Red Bull’s main driver continues to affirm his superiority in the 2023 season with 15 wins in 18 races, and is currently scored nearly twice as high as the next person on the individual scoreboard – teammate Sergio Perez.