Overview
- The updated standings put Norris on 365 points to Piastri's 356, with McLaren retaining the constructors' lead into the final four rounds.
- Mercedes rookie Andrea Kimi Antonelli finished second ahead of teammate George Russell, with Max Verstappen fourth.
- Race control stopped the Sprint after crashes for Oscar Piastri, Franco Colapinto and Nico Hülkenberg, then restarted behind the safety car.
- Ferrari's mixed day yielded fifth for Charles Leclerc and seventh for Lewis Hamilton after earlier qualifying struggles.
- The FIA ordered pit-lane starts for Carlos Sainz and Yuki Tsunoda for parc fermé breaches, influencing Sprint strategies.