“There’s a pecking order that obviously I’ve got to respect,” Itauma said following his win against Jermaine Franklin.
Kimi Antonelli won his second successive race at Sunday’s Japanese Grand Prix, with Mercedes team-mate Russell in fourth.
The 15-time major winner was taken to jail after his Land Rover rolled over in a collision with a pick-up truck towing a trailer he was overtaking.
There was a furious exchange between the Leicester boss and members of the TNT Sports team at Villa Park.
Stokes suffered a broken cheekbone, cuts and bruising last month.