If Verstappen maintained his lead at the start, Norris quickly closed in and briefly took the lead thanks to a daring attack, before the reigning world champion forced his way to the same place a lap later. late, allowing Piastri to rush to the rope and pass his teammate. Behind these three, maintaining their positions until the checkered flag despite a few attempts by Norris to pass Piastri, George Russell and Lewis Hamilton sandwiched Carlos Sainz, followed by Charles Leclerc and Sergio Perez, who managed to repair in race, their poor qualifications.
A few laps later, however, Norris started to increase his pace again and put pressure on Piastri, giving a cold sweat to the McLaren team trying to manage the situation to secure this double podium. In the lead, Verstappen took advantage of the McLaren duel to move away, ultimately crossing the finish line 4.6 seconds ahead of Piastri, with Norris seven tenths further back after his late push.
Separated by Sainz’s Ferrari, Russell and Hamilton held on to their 4th and 6th places, just ahead of Leclerc (7th) and Perez (8th), the Mexican picking up the last point at stake in this hors d’oeuvre.
This victory for Verstappen allows the Red Bull driver to once again widen the gap in the championship, 71 points now separating him from Norris.
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