Having lost the fight against Vandoorne for pole in the qualifying final duel, Frijns immediately set about putting the Mercedes driver under pressure and cleared the Belgian into Turn 4 on the seventh lap of the race - kicking off a race-long battle between the pair.
The Dutchman built enough of a lead to keep hold of first once he'd taken his initial dose of attack mode, following it up with another activation on lap 12 - and although he lost out to Vandoorne the second time around, the Envision driver employed his power boost to repass on the following lap.
