The Red Bull driver led from pole and made a surprising soft-medium tyre strategy work, while Mercedes predicted the medium-hard attack to be the quickest in its bid to land a first win of the year.
Home hero Sergio Perez played his part in Verstappen’s win as he took third place ahead of George Russell, while it was a nightmare race for Ferrari with Carlos Sainz in fifth finishing almost a full minute off Verstappen.
There was also a flashpoint between Daniel Ricciardo and Yuki Tsunoda, which sent the AlphaTauri out of the race with damage, while the McLaren driver negated a 10-second penalty for the incident to keep hold of seventh place as best of the rest behind Charles Leclerc in sixth.
Meanwhile, Fernando Alonso vented his frustration as his Alpine’s engine expired in the closing stages, leaving him with more lost points.
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