Mercedes extend Constructors' standings lead, as McLaren suffer massive blow at Chinese GP
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Mercedes have extended their lead in the Constructors' standings after another one-two in China, while McLaren have suffered a huge blow due to a double DNS for Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri.
Mercedes and Ferrari were again locked in an epic battle for the lead in the opening stages, with Antonelli and Russell eventually blasting ahead to take the one-two.
McLaren make no gains and stay on 18 points, but are still P3 in the standings, while Haas have overtaken Red Bull for P4, after Ollie Bearman's P5 finish, ahead of Isack Hadjar in P8 and Max Verstappen, who retired due to a suspected power issue.
Here are the updated Constructors' standings:
| Position | Team | Points |
| P1 | Mercedes | 98 |
| P2 | Ferrari | 67 |
| P3 | McLaren | 18 |
| P4 | Haas | 17 |
| P5 | Red Bull | 12 |
| P6 | Racing Bulls | 12 |
| P7 | Alpine | 10 |
| P8 | Audi | 2 |
| P9 | Williams | 2 |
| P10 | Cadillac | 0 |
| P11 | Aston Martin | 0 |
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