A good weekend for the former champions who increased their lead over Renault from two points to eight. Sainz and Norris started on the third row in McLaren's best qualifying since 2016. Sainz kept his position while Norris lost out to the Spaniard at the start, then Vettel, and dropped three places on the last lap after struggling for 20 laps with an hydraulics issue. He gained a place following Ricciardo's penalty.
Impelasonto enhle kulabo ababengompetha abakhuphule ukuhola kwabo bedlula iRenault kusuka emaphuzwini amabili ukuya kwayisishiyagalombili. USainz noNorris baqale emgqeni wesithathu emidlalweni yokuhlunga ezingeni eliphezulu  kaMcLaren kusukela ngonyaka we-2016. USainz ugcine isikhundla sakhe ngesikhathi uNorris ehlulwa yiSpain ekuqaleni, kwase kuba nguVettel, futhi wehlela endaweni yesithathu  emlenzeni wokugcina ngemuva kokuzabalaza emlenzeni  ongama-20 ngodaba lwehadrolikhi . Uthole indawo ngokulandela ukuhlawuliswa kukaRicciardo.
