Mercedes Russell had a slow start from pole and lost out to both Antonelli and Norris. With the McLaren man pitting out of the way early on, Antonelli was released – but he soon lost out to Russell, who got in front but could not pull away. That led to lap after lap of fighting, with both drivers locking up, running wide, going side by side, coming close to touching and somehow keeping their battle clean. The lead changed hands multiple times, with Antonelli seemingly slightly faster, while Russell was a bit tidier. But the highly entertaining tussle ended early when Russell parked up with a loss of power, his frustration clear to see as he hit his car in disbelief. Antonelli was untroubled from there as he drove away to win a fourth consecutive race, extending his lead in the standings over Russell to 43 points. Kimi Antonelli, 1st "First of all, massive commiserations to George. I feel very sorry for him as he was leading the race and was super strong. We were having a great battle in that first stint and very close on pace. I am sure it would have gone right until the end of the Grand Prix, and I am disappointed we didn't get the chance to continue that. "It was not an easy race for us. The wind was very tricky and with the low temperatures, it was hard to get the tyres working. We had several lock-ups, particularly in the early stages, but fortunately were able to keep it on the track and get to the chequered flag first. It is of course not how we want to win but we will take it. We now get ready for the European portion of the season and six races in eight weekends leading