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By: Geoff Creighton
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Here's our full report of a stunning race. Thanks for joining us. See you in two weeks' time for the next race in Azerbaijan. 
Raikkonen: "We made a good start but got blocked a bit. I struggled following people. I was alright on my own. A bit of luck with the safety car but we needed the soft tyres to really go for it. I had much more speed than Valtteri but it's difficult when you get close".
Bottas: "The race was going pretty well for us. We were looking strong until the guys stopped with the safety car. We were in trouble at the end. It's disappointing. It felt like we deserved the victory".
Ricciardo: "I don't seem to win boring races! That was unexpected. Yesterday we thought we might be starting from the back of the grid".
Bottas looks gutted to have lost that race. He must have thought he had it in the bag before that safety car intervention.
Remember he almost didn't make it out for qualifying after engine failure in FP3. What a turnaround for his weekend!
Out of the points: 11 Ocon; 12 Perez; 13 Vandoorne; 14 Stroll; 15 Sirotkin; 16 Ericsson; 17 Grosjean; 18 Gasly; 19 Leclerc. Retirement: Hartley
Result: 1 Ricciardo; 2 Bottas; 3 Raikkonen; 4 Hamilton; 5 Verstappen; 6 Hulkenberg; 7 Alonso; 8 Vettel; 9 Sainz; 10 Magnussen
"Let's give it the best lap of our race now mate," McLaren tells Alonso - possibly trying to pre-empt a penalty?
Race control says the incident between Alonso and Vettel - who had to take to the grass - has "been noted".
"The sound and the feeling is quite worrying," 13th-placed Vandoorne tells McLaren. "We see an issue but it's OK to continue," is the reply.
Raikkonen is right there but can he make a move on Bottas before the end or before Verstappen takes them both?
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