Just as the race appeared settled after the final round of pit stops — kicked off by Verstappen’s third when he was just a few seconds adrift of Norris — a safety car period intervened, caused by Kimi Antonelli’s Mercedes engine expiring smokily.

In a post on social media Max Verstappen concedes he made a ‘move that was not right’ in the Spanish Grand Prix

Oscar Piastri won the Spanish Grand Prix ahead of McLaren teammate Lando Norris as McLaren continued its early dominance of the Formula 1 championship on Sunday. Piastri flew away from his pole position and executed a flawless race to extend his lead in the driver standings.