While Norris charged to pole and victory, it was a more challenging weekend for team mate Oscar Piastri. He had to settle for third in qualifying, behind Norris and Verstappen, and dropped to fourth at the start when Russell got his nose ahead. Completing a much longer first stint gave Piastri a temporary lead, but the Australian tumbled down the order to fifth when he eventually pitted, and could only reclaim one spot on his fresher tyres.
Missing out
Russell only just missed the cut in our latest Power Rankings list, having come home seventh after his second-row start. There were also near-misses for Sergio Perez, who showed some signs of improvement in his Red Bull en route to P6, and the other Aston Martin of Lance Stroll, who lined up inside the top-10 but finished outside it via a pit lane speeding penalty.