Valtteri Bottas lost a position at the start, but was able to implement an undercut against Lando Norris on lap 23. After the McLaren driver had a slow pit stop, the team reacted quickly and called Valtteri in for his stop. Then Valtteri Bottas drove a flawless race on a longer than planned stint with the hard tires. He was in P2 when asked to let Lewis Hamilton pass in front of them in the fight against Charles Leclerc.