Overview
- Contact between Nico Hülkenberg and Pierre Gasly on lap 7 brought out the safety car, most rivals pitted, and McLaren kept Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris on track in a call later judged costly.
- With Pirelli’s two‑stop limits shaping tactics, Max Verstappen inherited control once McLaren served their stops and managed tyre life to win ahead of Piastri, with Carlos Sainz third and Norris fourth.
- The championship will be settled on 7 December in Abu Dhabi, with Norris on 408 points, Verstappen on 396 and Piastri on 392 still in contention.
- Kimi Antonelli lost fourth to Norris on the final lap; Mercedes said he ran wide under pressure, while Red Bull engineer Gianpiero Lambiase questioned over radio whether the move was intentional.
- Franco Colapinto started from the pit lane after car changes and recovered to 14th for Alpine, capping a damage‑limitation run on a difficult weekend.