F1 Mexico GP live commentary and updates - race day

Lap 41/71

"Marcus I've got a **** car up my ****", Russell says as he's asked to keep rear tyre temperatures down. 

Mercedes makes the call to swap positions, and Russell will now go and chase Bearman for third. This leaves Antonelli having to defend from Piastri.

Lap 39/71

Norris is 17s up on Leclerc now, who in turn is 4s up on Bearman. Bearman is keeping enough of a vigil on Antonelli for now, but may need to find a bit more of an opening to ensure he keeps third place safe.

Lap 38/71

Verstappen comes out in eighth, eight seconds behind Hamilton.

Russell continues to ask for a way past Antonelli, but the request is apparently denied. He has to keep defending from Piastri.

Lap 37/71

Tsunoda is in the pits and collects the soft tyre - but he's now down in 15th place. Verstappen now stops. 

"I've got a McLaren up my arse, want me to let him overtake," Russell says, unhappy with the calls on the pit wall.

Lap 36/71

Russell is told to manage his brake temperatures, although the Mercedes driver is keen to jockey for a podium. 

"I do need brakes at the end of the race," says engineer Marcus Dudley. He can't save too much, however, as he's got Piastri on his tail again.

Lap 35/71

Russell says he has more pace than Antonelli, angling for a swap - he's told that he's free to go and get the position himself.

Sainz is up to 11th and now sits behind Bortoleto. Alonso, meanwhile, looks like he's going to retire for the third Mexican GP in a row.

Lap 34/71

Piastri passes Tsunoda now to get up to seventh. Hamilton is next up to clear the Red Bull driver - who is going very slowly.

Norris pits for mediums, and that's a reasonable stop. He'll come back out in the lead, 8s to the good over Verstappen. 

Lap 33/71

Norris, yet to pit, is 28s ahead of the yet-to-pit Verstappen. 

Antonelli and Russell clear the yet-to-pit Tsunoda, who now has Piastri on his tail. 

Lap 32/71

Leclerc comes out ahead of Bearman, but only 2s ahead. But he's stabilised to ensure there's no further deficit on cold tyres.

Lap 31/71

Norris is 17.5s clear of Leclerc - who indeed pits at the end of the lap for mediums. This should clear the decks for McLaren.

Bearman clears Tsunoda to go up to fourth.

Lap 30/71

Piastri is now back on Russell's tail, while Hamilton needs to clear Hadjar now to get on terms with this battle. 

Leclerc is going to stop for mediums soon.

Lap 29/71

Piastri indeed gets back past Bortoleto, while Russell clears Hadjar for eighth.

"The car is jumping in the pitlane," Sainz reported during his stop, which seems to have caused the speeding penalty.

Piastri is now about to clear Hadjar, and indeed does at the start of lap 30.

Lap 28/71

...which he does, but Antonelli needs another few corners to clear Hadjar to ensure the Haas driver gets a 1s break ahead.

Norris has a 14.5s lead out front over Leclerc - both are yet to stop.

Piastri is about to come through and clear Bortoleto.

Lap 27/71

Bearman has got stuck behind Hadjar now, but should be able to break past...

Lap 26/71

Norris remains 13s in the lead over Leclerc, who in turn is 13s clear of Verstappen. Tsunoda is fourth, another 12 behind. 

Sainz gets a five-second penalty for speeding in the pitlane, while Hulkenberg retires - we heard on the formation lap that his powertrain felt a bit dodgy.

Lap 25/71

Bearman comes out in ninth, behind Bortoleto - Antonelli must have found quite a lot of time with that undercut, so the new medium seems to be bedding in reasonably well.

Russell stops from fourth, and comes out ahead of Piastri - who was held up by Albon. That's worked out nicely for Mercedes.

Lap 24/71

Hamilton comes out behind Albon, who's going long into this race on hards.

Red Bull appears to be unsure if it's one-stopping or two-stopping, which has been publicly broadcast. 

Bearman and Piastri pit for mediums. 

Lap 23/71

Antonelli takes the mediums, and he comes out in 13th. Will the mediums hold up well?

Meanwhile, Hamilton's pitting and will serve his penalty - which will elevate Bearman to third. 

Lap 22/71

Hamilton is informed of his Turn 4 moment earlier, which he very much disagrees with. Meanwhile, no further action on Verstappen's Turn 3 moment earlier.

Norris is 10 seconds clear now. Antonelli pits from sixth.

Lap 21/71

Piastri gets a good exit out of Turn 3 this time, but the straight isn't long enough to make a move on Russell.

Verstappen's leaving-the-track at Turn 3 at the start is now being investigated.

Sainz, on fresh softs, scythes past Colapinto - the Argentine is on the hard tyre.

Lap 20/71

Piastri is really piling the pressure on Russell at the moment, but the Mercedes is just getting the better traction out of the corners.

Out front, Norris is now 8.7s ahead of Leclerc. 

Lap 19/71

It looked like Piastri was shaping for a move on Russell, but it cuts to Sainz going off the road. Shades of the Lance Stroll meme from Monaco a couple of years back.

The stewards are investigating the Hamilton/Verstappen incident from earlier on.

Lap 18/71

Sainz pits, dropping the mediums for softs - which is the tyre to be on. Russell continues to defend from Piastri, who's pushing reasonably hard. 

Lap 17/71

Norris' lead expands to seven seconds over Leclerc, who is keeping a steady five-second gap over Hamilton. 

Piastri is now on Russell's tail - but not by enough to close in into Turn 1.

Lap 16/71

Hamilton will have to serve a 10-second penalty on his next stop - at this rate, Bearman will be in a net third. 

Verstappen is 1.9s behind Bearman, with Antonelli 1.3s behind him. 

Lap 15/71

Norris' lead is now 4.9s over Leclerc - make that five seconds. 

Hamilton escapes an escape road penalty, but he's now being looked at for leaving the road/gaining an advantage...

Lap 14/71

There was an investigation between Sainz and Alonso as someone presumably went off track/gained an advantage - but that's been waved off. 

Verstappen still has Antonelli in his wake, as the Italian is just about keeping the DRS in play.

Lap 13/71

Ocon takes another look at Tsunoda into Turn 1 - the Red Bull driver parks it in the middle of the road to force Ocon's hand. "Dangerous defence there," Ocon says. 

Lap 12/71

Ocon is now on Tsunoda's tail as they battle over ninth. Hadjar is out of DRS range - the medium tyre runners seem to be struggling at the moment.

Norris is up to 3.6s ahead of Leclerc.

Lap 11/71

Piastri cruises past Tsunoda this time around, and moves up to eighth. 

Norris has been told to open the gap to Leclerc a bit now, as the Ferraris begin to lift and coast a bit. 

Lap 10/71

Antoneli takes a look at Verstappen at Turn 1, but can't quite find a way past. Bearman has managed to push on to ensure Verstappen no longer has DRS.

Tsunoda no longer has DRS either, as Piastri remains on his tail. Ocon is following the pair of them.

Lap 9/71

Norris is 2.7s up on Leclerc, who is 5.1s up on Hamilton - who is now under investigation.

Bearman is fourth and keeping Verstappen at bay - letting Antonelli try to make a move on Verstappen.

Lap 8/71

Piastri has a go at Tsunoda at Turn 4, but the Red Bull driver continues to defend. 

Hamilton has been noted for not following the race directors' instructions as he didn't follow the escape road at Turn 4.

Lawson has parked up in the garage - he's out.

Lap 7/71

Verstappen and Hamilton seemed to make a little bit of contact as Verstappen came from behind a long way back on that previous lap.

Bearman is keeping Verstappen in his wake now, with Antonelli looking to buy into this battle - Russell has dropped to seventh. 

Lap 6/71

Hamilton and Verstappen battle over third, Verstappen puts a move on Hamilton - and skitters across the grass! Hamilton then has an off at Turn 4, which lets Bearman to attack and pass Verstappen - with a smidgen of going off-track. All action!

Lap 4/71

Norris extends his lead to Leclerc to 1.7s, as Piastri looks at Tsunoda - who naturally is doing his bit to help Verstappen. 

Hamilton is trying to break the DRS over Verstappen, who in turn is trying to break DRS to Russell.

Lap 3/71

Norris is 1.5s up on Leclerc as it stands, with Hamilton lurking within DRS range of his team-mate. Piastri is now trying to challenge Tsunoda for eighth.

Lawson pits for a new front wing - there's a yellow flag at Turn 1. 

Lap 2/71

It's as you were among the front three - Norris, Leclerc, Hamilton at the tip. Russell complains that Verstappen held the position off-track and wants him to give the place back. The incident has been noted.

Piastri gets ahead of Ocon to go up to ninth.