Piastri calls Norris move 'unjust' as Russell takes the checkered flag

Race Drama Overshadows Constructors' Triumph

The incident that is bound to create issues at McLaren occurred when Norris dived down the inside of Piastri after making a good start from fifth on the grid.

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

Norris made contact with the Red Bull, compromising the McLaren's front wing endplate, and that bounced him sideways into Piastri, whose momentum was disrupted, enabling Norris to move ahead into third place.

Team Radio Reveal Growing Tension

Piastri said over the team communication: "That didn't feel like teamwork, but sure."

Shortly afterwards, he added: "Are we cool with Lando just barging me out of the way?"

His engineer replied that the team were "reviewing the situation", before following up to tell Piastri that they would take "no immediate measures" in the race because "Lando had to avoid Verstappen" and that they would "analyze it afterwards".

Title Race Impact

• Piastri's points advantage over Norris was cut to 22 points with six races remaining
• Verstappen has also gained ground and is 63 adrift of the championship lead
• McLaren secured their back-to-back team championship

Race Summary

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

Verstappen opted to start the race on soft tyres rather than the mediums on most other cars in the top 10, but the strategy did not pay off and Russell easily held the first position at the beginning before building a comfortable lead.

"It was slippery, but that's motorsport. I took the inner line, had a minor adjustment but nothing significant. It was good racing." - Lando Norris

Midfield Battle

Mercedes' rookie Kimi Antonelli secured fifth place, passing Ferrari's Charles Leclerc on lap 54 as the Ferrari faded, and then defending against Lewis Hamilton in the closing laps.

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

The Spanish driver and Racing Bulls' Isack Hadjar fought a brief battle in the first three laps, Alonso overtaking Hadjar into the first corner to take P8, before the Frenchman got him back later in the lap, only for Alonso to retake the position on lap three.