Overview
- FIA stewards deemed Oscar Piastri wholly responsible for a lap‑six restart collision, issuing a 10‑second penalty and adding two superlicence points to take his total to eight.
- The incident saw Piastri lock up on an inside move on Kimi Antonelli, who was then bounced into Charles Leclerc, forcing the Ferrari driver to retire.
- Max Verstappen started from the pit lane after car changes, recovered despite an early puncture, and finished third for Red Bull.
- Kimi Antonelli secured a career‑best second for Mercedes as Lando Norris completed a perfect weekend with sprint and grand prix victories to move 24 points clear with three races left.
- Ferrari left Brazil with a double DNF and fell to fourth in the constructors’ standings, as Mercedes rose to second and Red Bull moved into third, four points ahead of Ferrari.