On the way there were plenty of
amusing team radio messages, calling the lack of power «embarrassing, just embarrassing,» telling his engineer the race was «just a test», and saying that being passed by other cars «doesn't change my life».
Ricciardo put a lovely move on Bottas early on which lasted for four corners, Stoffel Vandoorne (who finished a brilliant seventh) had a good battle with the Williams drivers after emerging from his pit stop and Fernando Alonso had an entertaining scrap with Kevin Magnussen, leading to an
amusing bit of
team radio.