Complex sentence: On lap 3, local hero Rubens Barrichello took the lead of the race from Häkkinen, and kept it for most of the early part of the race until he pit on lap 27.
Split into simpler sentences: On lap 3, local hero Rubens Barrichello took the lead of the race from Häkkinen. He kept it for most of the early part of the race until he pitted on lap 27.