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After Lando Norris cruised to a dominant win at the Mexico City Grand Prix, it marked the most comfortable for a driver so far this season, having defeated runner-up Charles Leclerc by half a minute.
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But what other races were won dominantly during the campaign, thus far?
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China: 9.748 seconds
Oscar Piastri’s championship charge really kicked off at the Chinese Grand Prix, where he took pole and never ceded control from that moment onwards.
His teammate, and winner of the season-opening race, Lando Norris was largely matching him throughout until a brake problem almost saw him lose second place to George Russell.
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Azerbaijan: 14.609 seconds
As will become a theme in this list, the level of dominance seen in Azerbaijan was about a driver starting from the front and moving away from the chasers, while his rivals have difficulty overtaking.
That is not to diminish what Max Verstappen put together during the weekend in Baku, but he made every part of his success look effortless. Taming the gusty conditions to take an assured pole, his closest challenger at the chequered flag Russell. However, he started down in fifth and lost time in traffic while the Dutchman was untroubled.
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Bahrain: 15.499 seconds
Another dominant victory from Piastri, the Australian once more was serene out in front, while his teammate was set back by a poor qualifying, a penalty for a start infringement, and botched overtake attempts.
On a track where delicate management of the rear tyres is essential, an absolute McLaren strength, as long as the lead Papaya car had clear air, the event was beneath his control and it was.
George Russell once more featured on the podium, as he held off Norris with an erudite defensive drive.
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Italy: 19.207 seconds
The world champion was at his staggering best again at Monza, marking a weekend that felt somewhat of a turning point in the season, given that the squad’s new front wing and updated floor started to limit McLaren’s superiority.
Following the fastest lap in the sport’s history, when he took pole for the race, Verstappen won back a lead that he lost into the first chicane with a delicious move to the outside of Norris, entering turn one.
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From there, the Red Bull had the raw pace and the lead became embellished when McLaren chanced a more aggressive strategy which did not give them the pace they wanted, as well as its two cars swapping positions after a slow pit stop for the Brit. Verstappen’s drive was also the fastest race win in the sport’s history.
Mexico City: 30.324 seconds
As demonstrated in Bahrain, a team that can control its rear tyre temperatures was always going to enjoy the race in Mexico. Although Oscar Piastri could not, due to his underwhelming performance across the weekend, Lando Norris was always the potent force and simply drove away from the opposition.
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Despite his closest challenger, in terms of pace in the race, being Verstappen, it was Charles Leclerc he beat him to second, as his worn mediums struggled into the closing stages.
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