Norris, who started on pole, lost first place to teammate Piastri at turn one of the first lap and Max Verstappen also overtook the British driver, although he did it off the track.
While Norris did get second place back from Verstappen, Piastri led the majority of laps before the second round of pit stops – when Norris took the lead from the Australian and extended his lead to around six seconds.
However, McLaren insisted that Norris give first place back to Piastri. But as the chequered flag neared, Norris refused despite some stern words from his engineer Will Joseph.
Joseph said: “I know you’ll do the right thing. Lando, 10 laps to go, just remember every single Sunday morning meeting we have. You’ve proved your point. We give the orders for the good of the team. I promise I’m trying to protect you.”
And with three laps to go, Norris eventually relented and allowed Piastri to pass, with the Australian going on to claim his first grand prix victory. Norris, fuming under his crash helmet as he let his teammate through, told his engineer: “You don’t need to say anything.”
When Norris was asked about the team order after the race, the Briton regained composure and said: “The team asked me to do it so I did it and that’s it. An amazing day for us at the team, I’m so happy. It’s been a long way for us as a team. Congrats to Oscar, it was coming at some point and he deserved it today.”
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