Verstappen passed Lawson and Lewis Hamilton together with a late-braking move into Turn 1. Lawson said he had not expected Verstappen to attempt the pass and praised its execution.
Verstappen later caught Lawson and Arvid Lindblad while they fought for position, then criticised them over the radio for delaying him. A fault with the automatic blue-flag system had left drivers relying on manual signals and team instructions.