After a spectacular race full of incidents it is time to take stock of the Constructors' Championship.
Mercedes increases their lead to Red Bull and
McLaren takes P3 from
Ferrari.
The difference between Mercedes and Red Bull is now 18 points. The crash between
Max Verstappen and
Lewis Hamilton meant that neither team earned many points today, but
Sergio Perez's penalty meant that
Valtteri Bottas finished ahead of Red Bull's remaining driver.
McLaren the big winner
With a double podium,
McLaren picked up a lot of points this weekend. It is enough to take P3 in the championship back from
Ferrari.
Daniel Ricciardo seems to have found his form again after the summer break with his victory and
Lando Norris provides maximum points for the team by finishing in second place.
It has been a dramatic weekend for AlphaTauri as both
Yuki Tsunoda and
Pierre Gasly crashed out. Zero points for the team, allowing Alpine to increase their lead to P5.
George Russell picks up points for
Williams again.
Current standings in the Constructors' Championship
1. Mercedes: 362.5 points
2. Red Bull: 344.5 points
3. McLaren: 215 points
4. Ferrari: 201.5 points
5. Alpine: 95 points
6. AlphaTauri: 84 points
7. Aston Martin: 59 points
8. Williams: 22 points
9. Alfa Romeo: 3 points
10. Haas: 0 points