F1 Mexico Grand Prix LIVE: Carlos Sainz wins from pole position ahead of Lando Norris
F1 live updates from the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez as the world title battle continues with Lando Norris cutting the gap Max Verstappen
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Your support makes all the difference.Carlos Sainz took a well deserved victory at the Mexico Grand Prix winning the race from pole position ahead of Lando Norris who made vital ground in the drivers championship on leader Max Verstappen.
Verstappen started the race on the front row and overtook Sainz heading to the first corner but a crash for Yuki Tsunodo brought out the safety car. After the restart Sainz swept past Verstappen as Norris looked to gain ground on the Red Bull.
The two title rivals tussled for position with Verstappen being very aggressive and forcing Norris off the track to maintain his position behind Sainz. It was one of two serious errors that caused the Red Bull driver to be penalised by 20-seconds which effectively forced him out of the race.
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc safely positioned himself behind Sainz but lost second place to Norris in the closing stages and had to settle for third.
Relive the updates from the Mexican Grand Prix with The Independent:
Lando Norris wins latest clash with Max Verstappen as world title battle heats up again
Lando Norris cut Max Verstappen’s world championship lead by 10 points after the Red Bull driver was handed 20 seconds in penalties as he forced his title rival off the track in a dramatic Mexican Grand Prix.
Norris drove a brilliant final stint to finish second in Mexico City, behind winner Carlos Sainz but crucially four places ahead of Verstappen as he cut the lead to 47 points with four races remaining and 120 points to play for.
Norris was demoted behind Verstappen after being penalised for overtaking his rival off the track in Austin last time out, with the controversial incident dominating the agenda throughout this weekend.
Norris wins latest clash with Verstappen as world title battle heats up again
Carlos Sainz won the Mexican Grand Prix with Norris finishing second and Verstappen sixth after being hit with 20 seconds worth of penalties
F1 standings after Mexico Grand Prix as Lando Norris cuts the gap on Max Verstappen in drivers’ championship
Carlos Sainz took victory at the Mexico Grand Prix for his second race win of the season as Ferrari backed up their victory in Austin with another to move above Red Bull in the Constructor’s Championship.
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen drove aggressively and was penalised with a 20-second time penalty which ended his hopes of winning and the drivers’ championship leader managed to recover for a sixth place finish.
But that allowed Lando Norris to cut the gap by 10 points as he claimed second and now trails by 47 points with four races to go.
F1 standings after Mexico City GP as Lando Norris cuts the gap on Max Verstappen
Norris is looking to catch Verstappen and claim his first F1 world title with five races left in 2024
What is the 2024 F1 calendar?
ROUND 21 - BRAZIL (sprint race)
Interlagos Circuit, Sao Paulo - 1-3 November
ROUND 22 - LAS VEGAS
Las Vegas Street Circuit - 21-23 November
ROUND 23 - QATAR (sprint race)
Lusail International Circuit, Lusail - 29 November - 1 December
ROUND 24 - ABU DHABI
Yas Marina Circuit - 6-8 December
Johnny Herbert insists Red Bull should drop Sergio Perez immediately
Former F1 race winner Johnny Herbert believes Red Bull need to drop Sergio Perez “sooner rather than later” – and should be replaced by RB driver Yuki Tsunoda.
Perez has a contract with Red Bull until the end of 2025 – with an option for 2026 – but has struggled as Max Verstappen’s teammate this year. He has not won a race since April 2023 and trails Verstappen in the championship by 204 points.
The 34-year-old finished seventh in the US Grand Prix on Sunday, while Verstappen finished on the podium. Perez’s future is shrouded in doubt ahead of his home race in Mexico City this weekend.
Johnny Herbert insists Red Bull should drop Sergio Perez immediately
The Red Bull driver competes at his home race, the Mexico City Grand Prix, this weekend
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“Drivers need to get more power,” Red Bull’s triple world champion told Reuters in an interview ahead of the Mexico City Grand Prix.
“It’s a tough one, I know, but this is something that I think is very important for the future, for the young drivers not so much for us.”
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F1 2025 grid: Who are the drivers racing next season?
The 2025 F1 season starts on Sunday 16 March at Albert Park in Australia.
It will be another 24-race season and there will be no new races in the calendar. However, there are a host of new drivers at fresh teams.
The biggest change is of course Lewis Hamilton’s mega-move to Ferrari, with Italian teen Kimi Antonelli replacing Hamilton at Mercedes. Carlos Sainz has joined Alex Albon at Williams.
British teenager Ollie Bearman has been promoted to a race seat at Haas, with Esteban Ocon partnering him having left Alpine. Jack Doohan has taken Ocon’s place while at Sauber, Nico Hulkenberg has taken one seat with the second yet to be confirmed.
Here is the 2025 driver line-up as it stands:
Who are the drivers on the 2025 F1 grid?
The grid will be much changed from the 2024 season with a host of new drivers joining the fray
Constructors’ Championship after Mexico GP
1. McLaren - 566 points
2. Ferrari - 537 points
3. Red Bull Racing -512 points
4. Mercedes - 366 points
5. Aston Martin - 86 points
6. Haas - 46 points
7. RB - 36 points
8. Williams - 17 points
9. Alpine - 14 points
10. Sauber - 0 points
Driver Standings after Mexico GP
1. Max Verstappen - 362 points
2. Lando Norris - 315 points
3. Charles Leclerc - 291 points
4. Oscar Piastri - 251 points
5. Carlos Sainz - 240 points
6. Lewis Hamilton - 189 points
7. George Russell - 177 points
8. Sergio Perez - 150 points
9. Fernando Alonso - 62 points
10. Nico Hulkenberg - 31 points
11. Lance Stroll - 24 points
12. Yuki Tsunoda - 22 points
13. Kevin Magnussen - 14 points
14. Alex Albon - 12 points
15. Daniel Ricciardo - 12 points
16. Pierre Gasly - 9 points
17. Ollie Bearman - 7 points
18. Esteban Ocon - 5 points
19. Franco Colapinto - 5 points
20. Liam Lawson - 2 points
21. Zhou Guanyu - 0 points
22. Logan Sargeant - 0 points
23. Valtteri Bottas - 0 points
Reaction from Verstappen
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen finished in P6 after receiving a 20 second penalty, he told Sky Sports: “The problem is when you’re slower you are being put in those kind of positions, I’m not going to give up easily.
“At the end of the day it’s not about agreeing or disagreeing about penalties the only thing is 20 seconds is quite a lot but the biggest problem of today and something that I worry about is the race pace which was really not good and something that we need to analyse.
“Even without those penalties we had no chance at all to fight up front. I’m not worried this was just a really bad day for us but I also know we can do much better than this so we just keep going at it.”
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