Safety Car Makes McLaren Wait
McLaren were forced to wait for their potential constructor’s title as Lando Norris finished 10th due to a 10 second penalty for speeding under the yellow flag. Oscar Piastri made the podium in third but it wasnt enough to outscore the Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz who finished in second and sixth respectively.
Embed from Getty ImagesThis means the battle for the Constructor’s Championship will go down to the final race of the year with McLaren’s lead cut down to only 21 points over Ferrari, with 44 points on offer over the final weekend.
Red Bull can no longer win the Championship, despite Max Verstappen winning the race Sergio Perez continued his struggled from the past few races, finishing 17th and last out of the cars that finished the race.
Mercedes couldn’t build on a strong qualifying with George Russell dropping three places to finish fourth after a safety car infringement penalty, while Lewis Hamilton’s horrific race included handling issues with the car as well as a puncture and two penalties of his own, leading him to ask his team to retire the car.
Embed from Getty ImagesElsewhere, a huge collision between Esteban Ocon and Franco Colapinto caused both drivers to be eliminated from the race, while Lance Stroll also retired on the 8th lap.
