The world champion-elect had been able to successfully convert pole position into a win to double up on his sprint race triumph from Saturday, having beaten Norris once again in an initially close-fought contest that eventually led to the two drivers diverging.
Verstappen was barely troubled beyond the opening 10 laps and, despite a Norris fightback towards the end as the McLaren driver had opted for a strategy offset in the final stint, had enough in hand to cross the line with a 8.2s advantage.
