The world champion had irrepressibly risen from the sixth place he had occupied on the grid, five places down from topping Friday evening qualifying thanks to his post-practice gearbox change.By lap 17 of 44 last Sunday, Verstappen had passed long-time leader and team-mate Sergio Perez, then pulled out an 8.9s lead by the time the two Red Bulls made their final stops.PRIME: The surprise star of ...Keep reading