The Australian driver labels Norris move 'unjust' as George Russell claims victory

On-track Incident Overshadows Constructors' Triumph

The controversial moment that is likely to cause problems at McLaren came as Norris moved aggressively the inner line of Piastri after making a good start from P5 on the grid.

Norris was surprised by Verstappen decelerating more than he anticipated in the middle of Turn Three.

Norris touched the Red Bull, damaging the McLaren's nose section, and that bounced him sideways into Piastri, whose momentum was disrupted, enabling Norris to move ahead into third place.

Driver Communications Show Increasing Friction

Piastri said over the team communication: "That wasn't very team-like, but sure."

Moments later, he continued: "Are we cool with Lando just pushing me out of the way?"

His engineer responded that the team were "looking at it", before following up to tell Piastri that they would take "no immediate measures" in the race because "Norris needed to evade Verstappen" and that they would "analyze it afterwards".

Title Race Impact

• Piastri's championship lead over Norris was cut to twenty-two points with six races remaining
• Verstappen has also closed in and is 63 adrift of the lead
• McLaren secured their back-to-back team championship

Race Summary

George Russell controlled the race at the front on his way to a commanding victory, very much in the style of his victory in Canada back in June.

Verstappen opted to start the race on soft tyres rather than the mediums on most other cars in the leading group, but the choice did not prove successful and Russell comfortably maintained the first position at the beginning before stretching out a significant advantage.

"The track conditions were challenging, but that's motorsport. I put it on the inside, had a minor adjustment but nothing more than that. It was good racing." - Lando Norris

Midfield Battle

Mercedes' rookie Kimi Antonelli secured P5, overtaking Ferrari's Charles Leclerc on the fifty-fourth lap as the Ferrari lost performance, and then defending against Lewis Hamilton in the final stages.

Fernando Alonso delivered a strong performance to take P8 as the best midfield runner.

The Spaniard and Racing Bulls' Isack Hadjar fought a brief battle in the first three laps, Alonso passing Hadjar into the first corner to take eighth, before the Frenchman regained the position later in the lap, only for Alonso to pass again on the third circuit.