Overview

• George Russell converted pole to a lights-to-flag win as reports credited Mercedes’ new front wing for the team’s performance jump.
• McLaren sealed the Constructors’ Championship with Lando Norris third and Oscar Piastri fourth after a first-lap scrape that stirred tension.
• Max Verstappen finished second to cut into the deficit in the drivers’ race, with the standings now Piastri 336, Norris 314, Verstappen 273.
• Ferrari’s struggles persisted as Charles Leclerc took sixth and Lewis Hamilton seventh after late brake issues, following a qualifying day Leclerc called “very difficult” on team radio.
• Rookie Andrea Kimi Antonelli finished fifth for Mercedes in sweltering conditions that led the FIA to invoke heat-risk protocols and permit driver cooling systems.