“Incredible,” gushed Ferrari's Charles Leclerc. “Fantastic,” added Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso, a two-time F1 champion. The only dissenting voice was Norris, who started on pole but finished sixth and later argued that the race was decided by ...

The reigning Formula One world champion was in unfamiliar territory: Starting seventeenth on the grid, with only two cars behind him (and one in the pit lane), and his title rival, Lando Norris, way, way ahead of him on pole position.

Max Verstappen rose from 17th on the grid to win a thrilling race with rainy conditions and alternate strategies.