F1 Mexico GP live commentary and updates - race day

As the podium celebrations begin, we're going to sign off and take a breath. Thank you for joining us again - and we'll see you in a couple of weeks for the Brazilian Grand Prix! 

Some quick takeaways for you from the race available right here.

That was all-action - Mexico delivered a good one!

Max Verstappen, third in the Mexico City GP: "It was very hectic at the beginning, we had a very good start. I was on the outside, but three-four wide, bottoming out, I almost crashed. It was about surviving the first stint and once we put on the softs, we were a bit more competitive.

"To be fighting for P2 with everything that happened in the first laps, is a very strong race. You win some, you lose some - sometimes the safety car works for you, sometimes it doesn't."

Charles Leclerc, second in the Mexico City GP: "I'm very happy with this weekend. We did well in Austin but we didn't know what to expect so to be on the podium is a surprise. I was quite happy about the VSC at the end. My tyres were completely gone and I could see Max coming on the softer tyre. "

Lando Norris, winner of the Mexico City Grand Prix:  "Thank you guys, what a race. I could keep focused, and my eyes forward. A pretty straightforward race for me, which is what I was after. Good start, good launch. I just stayed relaxed, and got a much better launch than the guys around. My first win here at Mexico, and a beautiful one to celebrate in the stadium."

I believe with that, Norris now leads the championship by one point. That was a win he really needed, especially as Verstappen recovered to third in that one.

Still, Verstappen has closed the gap to the top by four points.

"Come on guys, good job!" Bearman shouts over the radio, as he wins the driver of the day award.

Be interesting to hear Verstappen and Piastri's views on that VSC timing - and length, above all. It felt a bit drawn out.

Antonelli and Russell finish sixth and seventh, with Hamilton eighth after falling down the order due to his 10-second penalty earlier. 

Ocon and Bortoleto complete the top 10. 

LAST LAP

Norris is going to check out here - as the VSC ends just as Leclerc clears both DRS zones! Bearman holds off Piastri into Turn 4.

Lap 70/71

Verstappen is very close to Leclerc now, and Leclerc makes the defence into Turn 1.

Bearman gets DRS off Gasly, which is going to be a very welcome sight for him.

Lap 69/71

Piastri is very close to Bearman now, as Colapinto gets out of the way.

Lap 68/71

Piastri is flitting within DRS range of Bearman now.

Verstappen is closing in on DRS range of Leclerc.

Lap 67/71

Verstappen has closed the gap to 1.9s, and it's continuing to close. Leclerc's got some very old mediums now, 35 laps old - although Verstappen's softs now have 29 laps on the clock.

Piastri's getting a bit closer to Bearman, but Bearman might get a tow from the Alpines ahead.

Lap 66/71

Verstappen is closing, closing, closing on Leclerc. Piastri is doing the same to Bearman, and now lingering in the Haas driver's wake. 

Lap 65/71

Norris has some battling traffic to deal with - Hadjar got passed by Albon, and now lets Norris through. 

Verstappen is 2.5s behind Leclerc.

Lap 64/71

Norris is 28.3s clear of Leclerc, who is now only 3.3s clear of Verstappen.

Bearman is closing Verstappen a little bit, with Piastri 2s behind him now. 

Lap 63/71

Verstappen is now within four seconds, with eight laps to go. 

Bearman is going to come under pressure from Piastri soon, as the Australian is picking up the pace.

Lap 62/71

Antonelli gets let through by Russell, so he's free to chase after Piastri if he's got some pace.

Bortoleto clears Hadjar at Turn 1, and moves up into 10th. Ocon is 3.8s up the road. 

Lap 61/71

Leclerc picked up the pace a little bit to try and cover off the Verstappen threat late on - but the Red Bull was still half a second quicker.

Antonelli suggests that Mercedes should swap the positions back now, as Russell is just ahead.

Lap 60/71

Norris is 27.8s clear of Leclerc now. 

Piastri stabs past Russell at Turn 1, and collects fifth place for his efforts - and DRS on the getaway ensures that Piastri has fifth locked down. 2.5s now to catch Bearman.

Lap 59/71

Piastri again gets close to Russell, but can't find a way through at Turn 1.

Verstappen is now within 6s of Leclerc now, so that could be the fight a bit later on. 

Lap 58/71

Verstappen is told Leclerc is gettable at this stage. "Let's go, that's why we go racing". 6.5s the gap now.

Russell's picked up the pace to try and shake off Piastri.

Lap 57/71

Piastri's got DRS on Russell now, so the hunter will now become the hunted. 

Bortoleto is continuing to sit within DRS range of Hadjar. 

Lap 56/71

Bearman's picking up the pace now and he's trying to chip away at Verstappen's advantage ahead - Verstappen is only 8s behind Leclerc now.

Sainz gets another drive-through penalty - bet he gets a speeding offence for that.

Lap 55/71

Bearman sets a good lap to ensure Russell doesn't have DRS this time around. Piastri is slowly reeling in the Mercedes once again.

Norris is 26.2s up on Leclerc now - that's almost a free stop.

Bortoleto and Hadjar are battling for the final point.

Lap 54/71

Bearman just found a bit over Russell, but couldn't break the DRS gap before the detection zone. 

Verstappen is catching Leclerc - he's now within 10s.

Lap 53/71

Sainz might have another pit-lane speeding investigation coming his way...

Debris at the final corner has been reported - but I couldn't see much.

Lap 52/71

Russell is now within that second of Bearman, who doesn't seem to have great pace on those softs as it stands. He's slowly closing Verstappen, but it's a 15-second gap at the moment.

Lap 51/71

Russell has cleared Piastri through that phase, with the gap now up to 3.5s. 

Leclerc is told he's staying out to the end, although Verstappen is slowly chipping away at the Ferrari driver's lead.

Bearman is going to come under attack from Russell soon - Russell has DRS.

Lap 50/71

Norris and Leclerc are separated by 23 seconds. Verstappen is 12s behind Leclerc.

The two-stops here have really shaken this up - and Russell is closing on Bearman.

Lap 49/71

Ocon puts Russell under scrutiny, but can't find a way past into Turn 1. That puts Ocon on the back foot, and both Piastri and Antonelli get through.

Lap 48/71

Piastri, Antonelli, and Hamilton will have to clear Ocon before they catch up to Verstappen again.

Russell is going to stop - Bearman is responding to this too and collects softs. 

Lap 47/71

Piastri is asked if he wants to stop, and the pitcrew comes out - but Piastri stayed out.

Verstappen passes Hamilton for seventh, and he'll get up to Piastri shortly. Hamilton will duly stop, presumably for softs.

Antonelli AND Piastri stop - but who comes out first? Piastri does - as Antonelli had a slow stop. Hamilton also gets the soft.

Lap 46/71

Norris is 20.6s up the road on Leclerc. 

Verstappen will get DRS on Hamilton soon, as the Ferrari driver has the slower tyre on...

Lap 45/71

Russell might need to back up a bit to save Antonelli from being eaten up by Piastri here. The McLaren driver is now very close to the Italian teen. 

Verstappen is almost a second behind Hamilton.

Lap 44/71

Albon's going a lot quicker now he's equipped with softs - those hards looked rough to start with. "Just ask the other car, what is the balance now?" 

He's 13s behind Tsunoda having just done the fastest lap. 

Lap 43/71

Further down the order, Colapinto is the only man yet to stop - he's still on the hards he started with. 

Verstappen is closing in on Hamilton now.

Lap 42/71

Norris to Leclerc is now sitting at 19s. Leclerc to Bearman is 4.5s, with Bearman 2s over Russell. Antonelli and Piastri are within DRS.

"To help the other side, would you prefer the soft or the medium?" Norris is asked. Presumably, McLaren might pit Piastri to take a soft if he can't clear the Mercs.