Not sure what happened really, but my eyes tell me Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo has won, with Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas in second place and, quite remarkably, Williams driver Lance Stroll in third.

In between, we had three safety cars and several crashes, and a reappearance of Sebastian Vettel’s unsavoury behaviour. He was given a 10-second stop-go penalty for swerving into Hamilton’s Mercedes, claiming the former braked back into him as they prepared for the re-start after the second safety car period.

Hamilton ended up finishing fifth, a place behind Vettel after a pit stop for a loose headrest dropped him from the lead. He is 14 points behind after eight of the 21 races.

Valtteri Bottas: “Today was a crazy race, especially for me. I had a puncture on the first lap after the contact with Kimi on Lap 1. I was a lap down, then had to overtake the field under the Safety Car. The second Safety Car after that really helped me out and, step by step, I moved forward from there.

“My main goal today was to fight for the win but that went out of the window after the first lap. I was actually last at one point, but I got my head down, gave it absolutely everything and tried to get the absolute maximum out of every single corner. We didn’t quite manage to win but P2 from where we were is a great feeling. Importantly for the team, we scored more points in the fight with Ferrari and I got some good points for myself as well.”

Lewis Hamilton: “It’s difficult to swallow a result like this after a strong weekend. I drove my heart out today right to the line – I gave it everything. I know the team will be devastated about the issue with the headrest, but what we have to take away from this weekend is the great performance we have shown. We all feel that pain, but it’s on me to gather my thoughts and try and lead the team through this adversity. We’ll pull together and move forwards. I’m proud of my performance and I hope we can take the speed we’ve shown this weekend forward.

“I definitely didn’t brake-test Sebastian. I controlled the pace under the Safety Car and, just like with the other restarts, I slowed down in the same place on the entry to T15. At that point, it is up to me to control the pace and then I felt a bump from behind. But that wasn’t the issue for me – everybody saw clearly what happened after.

“All the young kids in other series look up to us, as champions, to set an example and that is not the behaviour you expect to see from a multiple champion. But we know that when times get tough, true colours show, and we have managed to apply some good pressure in the last weeks. Personally, I want to do my talking on the track and win this championship in the right way. More than ever after this weekend, I believe we can.”