Overview

• Qualifying stretched to nearly two hours with six stoppages before Max Verstappen sealed pole with a late lap.
• Oscar Piastri crashed in Q3 and will start ninth, with McLaren team-mate Lando Norris lining up seventh.
• Williams’ Carlos Sainz qualified second, Liam Lawson took third for Racing Bulls, and Mercedes rookie Kimi Antonelli starts fourth.
• Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc crashed in Q3 and starts 10th, while Lewis Hamilton was knocked out in Q2 in 12th.
• McLaren can clinch the constructors’ title with a one-two finish, and Piastri retains a 31-point lead over Norris with eight rounds left.