India, April 21 -- While Formula 1 might have returned to China after five years, it was a familiar face at the top step of the podium. Max Verstappen, after a dominating performance in the Sprint , managed to win the feature race with a comfortable margin. The Dutch driver did not have it easy as his progress was somewhat undone by one Virtual and two full Safety Cars. His teammate, Sergio Perez finished in third, having started from second. The driver who denied Red Bull a 1-2 finish was Lando Norris whose pace surprised everyone, including Norris himself.

After having botched his qualifying, Lewis Hamilton did manage to finish in the points. With a few well-timed pitstops under the Safety Car and some neat overtakes the British driver...