Overview
- Race starts were delayed by multiple aborted formation laps when Arvid Lindblad’s Racing Bulls stalled, which left teams scrambling over tyre choice and prompted several cars to begin on intermediates.
- Mercedes team‑mates Kimi Antonelli and George Russell traded the lead and made light contact in a fierce opening duel before Russell’s car stopped with what Mercedes described as a power‑unit problem on lap 30, handing Antonelli the win.
- Lewis Hamilton overtook Max Verstappen late in the race to take second while Verstappen finished third, with Hamilton’s move coming after a late stint of close racing for the podium places.
- McLaren’s gamble to start both cars on intermediate tyres backfired on the dry track, forcing early stops, contributing to Lando Norris’s retirement and leaving Oscar Piastri to finish 11th after a collision and penalty, while six drivers in total failed to finish.
- Antonelli’s victory is his fourth straight and increases his championship lead to 43 points, putting him in clear control as the season moves to Monaco and leaving Mercedes to manage intra‑team friction and Russell to address repeated reliability setbacks.