Overview
- Lando Norris’ dominant Mexico City win moved him one point ahead of Oscar Piastri with four races remaining in the season.
- Max Verstappen sits 36 points off the lead after a late-season surge, with some observers backing a McLaren driver to prevail unless errors intervene.
- Zak Brown said McLaren will not pay attention to external noise and will continue letting its two drivers race under equal terms.
- Andrea Stella backed Piastri to rebound, calling lessons from Mexico an investment, as pundits highlight the Australian’s dip since a torrid Azerbaijan weekend.
- Debate over Mexico stewarding intensified after Martin Brundle argued Verstappen should have been penalized for the start run-off, while Lewis Hamilton decried ‘double standards’ following his 10-second penalty and Verstappen replied that it was within the regulations.