Bittersweet weekend for Mercedes as Antonelli stretches lead over team-mate Russell

The joy came in the shape of teenager Antonelli securing a fourth win of the season to stretch his lead at the top of the drivers' standings to a whopping 43 points.

But the disappointment came with the retirement of team-mate and title rival George Russell halfway through what was shaping up to be an epic encounter between the pair.

They were involved in a thrilling wheel-to-wheel tussle in the early stages of the 68-lap race, with the lead changing hands on several occasions.

But the decisive moment came on lap 30 as Russell was forced retire while leading the race, his car suffering a power unit failure.

That left the road clear for the Brit's young Italian team-mate to race away and secure a fourth win in a row, with Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton finishing second and Red Bull's Max Verstappen third.

"That's not really the way I wanted to win if I have to be honest, because it was a tough fight with George," said Antonelli.

"It was very intense but I think it would have been cool to see how it would have ended up because we were going at each other.

"We were pushing and I think we both made a lot of mistakes.

"It was a tough battle, was intense, and of course I felt sorry for George but we'll take the win and move forward."

Russell remains second in the drivers' standings, but he will have a lot of work to do in the remainder of the season.

Antonelli is taking nothing for granted though, and said: "I will keep doing what I'm doing.

"Of course, we're going to keep raising that bar because George was extremely quick this weekend.

"We were really neck-and-neck so I just need to keep levelling up and of course, the Ferrari, Red Bull and McLarens, they are definitely coming back so we're going to keep pushing.

"Next one Monaco, which could be a tricky one, but we'll try to be ready for everything and I'll do my best."