With teammate Oscar Piastri finishing second, it marked the seventh one-two finish from the team this season, the most for the team since Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost in 1988. McLaren is also 299 points ahead of second-place Ferrari in the Constructors’ Championship race,

McLaren chief Zak Brown remains confident that Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri won't clash despite their fierce battle for the Drivers' Championship.

It created a tense, fascinating race. More than that, the radio transmissions - particularly those between Piastri and engineer Tom Stallard, as Piastri said he "didn't care" about Leclerc, all he wanted was to try to beat Norris - revealed for the first time just how much this fight means to both drivers.