A glorious day for Alfa Romeo too. That Hamilton demotion moves Kimi Raikkonen up to fourth and Antonio Giovinazzi up to fifth.

Seems harsh that Sainz did not get to celebrate his first ever podium finish on the podium.

Still, a great day for the Spaniard and for McLaren.

Carlos Sainz's promotion beats his previous best result, when he came fourth in the 2017 Singapore Grand Prix.

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Carlos Sainz did not even set a timed lap in qualifying and started 20th. He gets himself up to third. What an effort from the Spaniard.

1. Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
2. Pierre Gasly (Toro Rosso)
3. Carlos Sainz (McLaren)
4. Kimi Raikkonen (Alfa Romeo)
5. Antonio Giovinazzi (Alfa Romeo)
6. Daniel Ricciardo (Renault)
7. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)
8. Lando Norris (McLaren)
9. Sergio Perez (Racing Point)
10. Daniil Kvyat (Racing Point)

Bad news for Lewis Hamilton. He drops from third to seventh. Carlos Sainz gets promoted to third, although he didn't take part in the podium celebrations.

That is his first ever top-three finish.

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A very happy yet emotional Pierre Gasly, stops to reflect among the celebrations after coming second. "It's the best day of my life right now - so many emotions," he says. "I think about all the people who helped me through my career an all the people who supported me - I just want to thank these guys.

"When I crossed the finish line I had so many things going through my mind - it was emotional!

"[It's been hard] in the last few months, but it's all the sacrifices you make when you are young. Your first dream is Formula 1 you have so many people help you and you have a lot of things to get through and you dream of your first podium and I didn't think it would happen this season with Toro Rosso and I keep working hard and trying to get the most out of myself and today it happened. Days like today are just amazing.

"In the last lap I was P4 and I knew Lewis was going to try something, and I thought 'OK this is good, and I really didn't want to let Lewis past.

"A big congratulations to Honda and thanks to all the guys."

Antonio Giovinazzi started the day on four points, if he stays in his current spot of sixth, easily the best result of his career, he will have tripled that total and now be on 12.

Also, now we can all say "lots of samba on the racing floor today" in Italian, which can only be a good thing.

Demoted by Red Bull earlier this season, this is what it means to Pierre Gasly to finish second, his best ever result in his 46th race.

This is how Pierre Gasly held off Lewis Hamilton to cross the line in second place.

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Still we wait to hear from the stewards. Apologies, Hamilton will drop from third to seventh (not eighth) if given a five-second penalty.

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Vettel and Leclerc collide.

Hamilton and Albon collide.

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And this is the incident that started the chaos in the last few laps with both Ferraris clashing and both out of the race.

In the race commentary, Jolyon Palmer referred to the Ferrari crash as Vettel "Mark Webbered Turkey-ed it" referring to Sebastian Vettel's Red Bull days with Mark Webber when they crashed at the Turkish Grand Prix.

For those who don't remember, Vettel came up the inside of Webber on the straight, edges ahead of the Aussie, then nudges him to the right. They touched wheels and both retired... just like today.

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Francesca Gunn: I don’t care what Hamilton says, Albon left a huge door open... Hamilton went from it and then Albon cost him and Hamilton’s 2nd place, Albon knew he lost the place and panicked.

Nathan Mazran: Don't think its a penalty, but silly from Hamilton. He had another lap and only had to wait till he got to the straight.

Marc: I think people are being a bit harsh on Lewis , Alex left the door open what was he supposed to do? The clue is in the name “Racing Driver”.

These were the times at the moment. We'll be going for a lot longer though as we wait to hear what the stewards say about a number of incidents.

A very mixed up top 10 and that is great to see and great for the sport.

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"Massive apologies to Albon," says Hamilton, but it still might not be enough to save him from a penalty.

A five-second penalty and that could be from third to eighth for the world champion. Carlos Sainz sits and waits to hear if he has the first podium of his career.

Sainz started last, and could well be on the podium. In an afternoon of incredible stories, this could be one remarkable performance.

Lewis Hamilton who crossed the line third, says: "Max did a great job - he was very fair the way he positioned the car. Massive apologies to Albon - the gap was there but it was completely my fault.

"They did a fantastic job, they outperformed us on the straights - he raced my heart out and took a lot of risks today, as you could see.

"We threw every and the kitchen sink at it. We could keep up through the corners but on the straights I don't think there was anything we could do."

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A very happy Pierre Gasly, who comes second, says: "This is my first podium in F1 and for sure I will never forget it, it's such a special moment - so emotional. Toro Rosso have given me such a fantastic car since I've come back. It's an amazing day.

"I've been many times on the podium and you cannot forget it. This is what I love about motorsports, I was just battling giving it as much a is could, a great finish with Lewis, a big congratulations and big thanks to these guys. I'm just so happy.

"I was praying of the engine to give everything it had. Without Honda that would not have been possible."