at the , vettel qualified on the front row for the fourth consecutive time. leclerc started 14th after a grid penalty. vettel ran in third for most of the race, not really being a threat to the race leaders hamilton and verstappen. leclerc meanwhile made his way through the field. after the safety car restart, vettel lost third place to albon. on lap 65, leclerc overtook vettel into turn 1 for fourth position, but a few corners later vettel was on the attack. he got alongside his teammate and they made contact, resulting in a suspension failure for leclerc and a puncture for vettel. both drivers retired after the collision. this was the first race since singapore 2017 that ferrari scored no points.