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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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:
Mexico Grand Prix leaderboard
Bottom half:
11. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin)
12. Franco Colapinto (Williams)
13. Esteban Ocon (Alpine)
14. Valtteri Bottas (Sauber)
15. Zhou Guanyu (sauber)
16. Liam Lawson (RB)
17. Sergio Perez (Red Bull)
DNF. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin)
DNF. Alex Albon (Williams)
DNF. Yuki Tsunoda (RB)
Mexico Grand Prix leaderboard
The top 10 finishers:
1. Carlos Sainz (Ferrari)
2. Lando Norris (McLaren)
3. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)
4. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)
5. George Russell (Mercedes)
6. Oscar Piastri (McLaren)
7. Kevin Magnussen (Haas)
8. Oscar Piastri (McLaren)
9. Nico Hulkenberg (Haas)
10. Pierre Gasly (Alpine)
CARLOS SAINZ WINS MEXICO GRAND PRIX!
Carlos Sainz controlled this race ever since retaking the lead from Max Verstappen. He crosses the line ahead of Lando Norris with Charles Leclerc finishing third.
Lewis Hamilton and George Russell claimed fourth and fifth respectively and Max Verstappen came sixth.
Mexico Grand Prix: Leclerc going for fastest lap
Lap 70/71
Charles Leclerc pits with the intention of trying to get the fastest lap on soft tyres. Carlos Sainz has entered the final lap and should bring this home with ease.
It’ll be a win from pole for the Ferrari...
Mexico Grand Prix: Debris on the track
Lap 69/71
Sergio Perez is told that there’s some debris on the track at turn 12. Lando Norris is trying his best to close the gap on Carlos Sainz but there’s not enough time left in the race.
Two laps after this one and he needs to get almost 6 seconds back.
Mexico Grand Prix: Hamilton overtakes Russell!
It’s taken him a while but Lewis Hamilton finally gets his nose ahead of George Russell. Russell moves to the inside to try and cover the gap but Hamilton goes the long way round with DRS aiding him and takes fourth place.
He’s 30 seconds behind Charles Leclerc so a podium is out of the question unless something wild happens.
Mexico Grand Prix: ‘The wind has picked up'
Lando Norris warns that ‘the wind has picked up’ which usually means that rain is close. There’s only six laps to go in this race though which might not be enough time for him to gain enough ground on Carlos Sainz.
Mexico Grand Prix: Norris into second!
Lap 63/71
Charles Leclerc leaves it late to break heading into the final straight and goes off the track but avoids the wall. He gets back onto track but not before Lando Norris sweeps past him.
Norris might be thinking about hunting down Carlos Sainz now.
Mexico Grand Prix: Norris goes fastest!
Lando Norris is flying and sets the new fastest lap. He needs to get around Charles Leclerc to properly chip away at Max Verstappen’s championship lead.
Oscar Piastri has been told to get after Verstappen too. He’ll need to get around Kevin Magnussen first though.
Mexico Grand Prix: Norris vs Leclerc
Lap 61/71
With 10 laps to go in this race, Lando Norris wants to get himself up to second place but he’s got a lot of work to do against Charles Leclerc who is defending strongly.
Norris is chipping away at the time gap with Carlos Sainz safely out in front. Lewis Hamilton is still hounding George Russell and trying to edge in front of him.
Max Verstappen is lonely in sixth place, 11 seconds behind Hamilton.
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