Overview

• Max Verstappen led from pole to a lights-to-flag victory by 14.6 seconds on a hard-to-medium one-stop strategy.
• George Russell finished second for Mercedes after battling illness throughout the weekend.
• Carlos Sainz took third to give Williams its first podium since 2021.
• Oscar Piastri jumped the start, hit anti-stall, then locked up and crashed at Turn 5 on lap one, triggering a Safety Car.
• Lando Norris finished seventh after a slow front-right pit stop and DRS traffic, leaving McLaren short of clinching the constructors' title.