Overview
- Race stewards handed Lewis Hamilton a 10-second time penalty for leaving the track and gaining a lasting advantage during a lap six battle with Max Verstappen.
- Hamilton served the penalty at his first stop and slipped out of podium contention, finishing eighth in Mexico City.
- Charles Leclerc finished second for his seventh podium of 2025, with Lando Norris winning the Mexican Grand Prix.
- Ferrari produced its best combined qualifying of the season with Leclerc in P2 and Hamilton in P3 before the race unraveled for Hamilton.
- Johnny Herbert contrasted Leclerc’s consistency with Hamilton’s form, as reports note Hamilton’s average finish around 6.6 versus Leclerc’s near 5 when excluding DNFs, DSQs and sprints.