In yet another dramatic race last week’s British Grand Prix winner and Leclerc teammate Carlos Sainz was forced to retire, and the same went for Verstappen's Red Bull teammate, Sergio Perez.

The seven-time world champion, Lewis Hamilton, finished third on the podium again.

For a second race in a row, Mick Schumacher of Haas finished in the points with a career-best sixth.

“It was a really good race," said winner Leclerc.

“The pace was there, at the beginning, we had some good fights with Max Verstappen and the end was incredibly difficult.

“I had this problem with the throttle and it would get stuck at 20 or 30% throttle in the low speed, so it was very tricky but we managed to make it stick until the end and I'm so, so happy.

“I definitely needed that one. I mean, the last five races have been incredibly difficult for myself but also for the team obviously, and to finally show that we've got the pace in the car and that we can do it is incredible, so we need to push until the end.”

The next stop on the calendar is the French Grand Prix at the Paul Ricard Circuit from 22 to 24 July.

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