Overview
- Lando Norris converted sprint pole to victory, beating Kimi Antonelli and George Russell, with Max Verstappen fourth.
- Standing water on the Turn 2/3 kerbs sent Oscar Piastri, Nico Hülkenberg and Franco Colapinto off in quick succession, prompting barrier repairs and a rolling restart.
- Norris now leads Piastri by nine points in the drivers’ standings, with Verstappen 39 adrift.
- Hülkenberg limped back with front‑ and rear‑wing damage and finished 16th, as Pierre Gasly took eighth for Alpine’s first point in seven races.
- Separately, Pirelli is in talks with teams to mandate maximum tyre stint lengths for the 30 November Qatar GP to prevent repeat Losail failures.