A 7-time World Champion had their final start for Mercedes (Michael Schumacher & Lewis Hamilton)

McLaren locked out the front row in Qualifying (Lewis Hamilton/Jenson Button + Lando Norris/Oscar Piastri)

Red Bull’s multiple World Champion spun on Lap 1 and recovered to finish 6th (Sebastian Vettel & Max Verstappen)

Sergio Perez retired on Lap 1.

A British driver won the race in a McLaren (Jenson Button & Landon Norris)

A Spaniard finished 2nd in a Ferrari (Fernando Alonso & Carlos Sainz)

And the sister Ferrari finished 3rd (Felipe Massa & Charles LeClerc)

And further to it:

The following season after the race (2013 & 2025) is/was the last under the current regulations

And, in both 2013 and 2025, Nico Hulkenberg signed for Sauber.