F1 Mexico GP live commentary and updates - race day
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Norris cruises into his grid slot - Leclerc lines up alongside him.
Formation lap begins!
Norris leads the field away as the field get their tyres prepared for the start.
Once more, F1 pleasingly uses the mariachi theme for the grid run-down. I think we should be more open to regional versions of the theme song.
Tyre watch
Softs: Norris, Leclerc, Hamilton, Russell, Antonelli, Piastri, Bearman, Ocon, Hulkenberg, Alonso, Lawson, Stroll
Mediums: Verstappen, Hadjar, Tsunoda, Sainz, Bortoleto, Gasly.
Hards: Albon, Colapinto.
Five minutes to lights out in Mexico
Are we ready? Then let's begin...
Weather watch
The track is screaming hot at 53C, with the air temperature at a warm - but still comparatively sedate - 26C.
Keeping the tyres cool will be a challenge.
Points situation ahead of Round 20
1. Oscar Piastri - 346 pts
2. Lando Norris - 332
3. Max Verstappen - 306
4. George Russell - 252
If Norris wins and Piastri finishes no higher than fifth, we could have a change in championship leader for the first time since Jeddah - and that was back in April.
George Russell would need to win to stay in mathematical contention for the title. The odds are not in his favour.
We'll get the starting tyres in about 15 minutes or so, but I'd wager quite a few will be opting to start with the softs - getting the traction off the line and into Turn 1 will be the ideal situation.
Leclerc put that into good effect in Austin last weekend, which he used to get ahead of Norris at the start of the race.
Tsunoda's throwback run comes to an early end
Yuki Tsunoda took the Honda RA272 from the 1965 F1 season - the car that Richie Ginther took to victory in Mexico 60 years ago - around for a spin earlier, but the car came to a stop (twice) before the end of the lap.
It's a shame, because it's a beaut of a car.
Yuki Tsunoda, Red Bull Racing
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30 minutes until lights out
Not long left to go now for what should be an interesting race - can either of the two Ferraris overcome Lando Norris at the start? Has Red Bull unlocked some race pace in Max Verstappen's car? And how can Oscar Piastri recover from starting seventh?
McLaren showed very strong long-run pace in FP2 on Friday, while Red Bull struggled to unlock consistent speed on the medium tyres. Ferrari and Mercedes were somewhere in between.
Charles Leclerc, Ferrari, Lando Norris, McLaren
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The run to Turn 1: who will win out?
It's well known that pole position at Mexico is one of the more difficult poles on the calendar to convert into a lead at Turn 1 - such is the length of the run into the first corner.
Lando Norris and Charles Leclerc start on the front row - no doubt Leclerc will jockey for a tow into the first corner, but so will third-placed Lewis Hamilton.
"I definitely want to be racy," Hamilton said. "I don't have anything to lose, but he does. We'll be quite aggressive, I'm pretty sure - and hopefully we'll be close enough to put up a good fight."
Remember last year where Carlos Sainz took pole, but had to concede the lead to Max Verstappen. On the ninth, Sainz dived back past into Turn 1 and held the lead through the first sector to cement his claim for victory.
Carlos Sainz, Ferrari SF-24, overtakes Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing RB20
Photo by: Mark Sutton / Motorsport Images
Strategy corner: How can Piastri recover, and is Norris at threat?
When it comes to strategies for the Mexico Grand Prix, most Formula 1 competitors are expected to run a one-stop.
Similarly to its Austin choices, Pirelli didn’t pick consecutive compounds for this weekend’s event – but went one step softer on a less demanding track with fewer high-speed corners, selecting C2, C4 and C5 rubber.
This also helps with the lack of grip, with Pirelli F1 boss Mario Isola describing Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez as “the track with the lowest grip of the championship”.
But what does this mean for the race? Feel free to read our article below...
Mexico grid
Grid
| Cla | Driver | # | Chassis | Engine | Time | Tyres | km/h | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  L. Norris McLaren |
4 |  |
McLaren | Mercedes |
1'15.586 |
204.990 | |||
| 2 |  C. Leclerc Ferrari |
16 |  |
Ferrari | Ferrari |
+0.262 1'15.848 |
204.282 | |||
| 3 | L. Hamilton Ferrari |
44 |  |
Ferrari | Ferrari |
+0.352 1'15.938 |
204.040 | |||
| 4 | G. Russell Mercedes |
63 |  |
Mercedes | Mercedes |
+0.448 1'16.034 |
203.782 | |||
| 5 |  M. Verstappen Red Bull Racing |
1 |  |
Red Bull | Red Bull |
+0.484 1'16.070 |
203.686 | |||
| 6 |  A. Antonelli Mercedes |
12 |  |
Mercedes | Mercedes |
+0.532 1'16.118 |
203.557 | |||
| 7 |  O. Piastri McLaren |
81 |  |
McLaren | Mercedes |
+0.588 1'16.174 |
203.407 | |||
| 8 |  I. Hadjar RB |
6 |  |
RB | Honda |
+0.666 1'16.252 |
203.199 | |||
| 9 | O. Bearman Haas F1 Team |
87 |  |
Haas | Ferrari |
+0.874 1'16.460 |
202.647 | |||
| 10 |  Y. Tsunoda Red Bull Racing |
22 |  |
Red Bull | Red Bull |
+1.230 1'16.816 |
201.707 | |||
| 11 | E. Ocon Haas F1 Team |
31 |  |
Haas | Ferrari |
+1.251 1'16.837 |
201.652 | |||
| 12 |  C. Sainz Williams |
55 |  |
Williams | Mercedes |
+0.586 1'16.172 |
203.413 | |||
| 13 |  N. Hulkenberg Sauber |
27 |  |
Sauber | Ferrari |
+1.430 1'17.016 |
201.184 | |||
| 14 | F. Alonso Aston Martin Racing |
14 |  |
Aston Martin | Mercedes |
+1.517 1'17.103 |
200.957 | |||
| 15 |  L. Lawson RB |
30 | |
RB | Honda |
+2.486 1'18.072 |
198.462 | |||
| 16 |  G. Bortoleto Sauber |
5 |  |
Sauber | Ferrari |
+1.826 1'17.412 |
200.155 | |||
| 17 |  A. Albon Williams |
23 |  |
Williams | Mercedes |
+1.904 1'17.490 |
199.953 | |||
| 18 | P. Gasly Alpine |
10 |  |
Alpine | Renault |
+1.960 1'17.546 |
199.809 | |||
| 19 |  L. Stroll Aston Martin Racing |
18 | |
Aston Martin | Mercedes |
+2.020 1'17.606 |
199.654 | |||
| 20 |  F. Colapinto Alpine |
43 |  |
Alpine | Renault |
+2.084 1'17.670 |
199.490 | |||
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Mexico qualifying recap
McLaren's Lando Norris secured a crucial pole in the 2025 Formula 1 title race at the Mexico Grand Prix, amid struggles for rivals Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri.
At Mexico City's Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, Norris fended off a challenge from Ferrari duo Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton to secure his first pole since the Belgian Grand Prix, toppling initial Q3 leader Leclerc with a 1m15.586s lap.
Hamilton was third ahead of Russell, while reigning world champion Max Verstappen struggled for grip in the fast second sector and could only manage fifth.
Mexico City Grand Prix - coming up soon!
Hello everyone, and welcome to our live coverage of the Mexico City Grand Prix at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez!
71 laps of the circuit in Mexico City beckon, and it could be a very interesting prospect indeed - especially on the run to Turn 1.
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