Overview
- Starting from the pit lane after overnight car changes, Max Verstappen charged to third and briefly led during pit cycles.
- Mercedes rookie Andrea Kimi Antonelli finished second after a strong weekend and later donated his race helmet to the Senna family collection.
- Oscar Piastri was penalized 10 seconds for causing contact with Antonelli, while Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton retired following early incidents.
- Brazilian debutant Gabriel Bortoleto crashed in the sprint, missed qualifying, started from the back and retired on lap one after contact with Lance Stroll, triggering a safety car.
- Norris now has 390 points to Piastri’s 366 and Verstappen’s 341, with McLaren already crowned constructors’ champions and three rounds remaining in Las Vegas, Qatar and Abu Dhabi.