Lando Norris has caught up with
Max Verstappen in the
Formula 1 championship. The
McLaren driver finished second in the
Mexican Grand Prix, which was won by
Carlos Sainz. Verstappen finished only sixth after two-time penalties totalling 20 seconds.
Sainz took his fourth career victory at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez. Norris and Leclerc completed the podium, with
Lewis Hamilton and
George Russell behind them, who fought for fourth place. Verstappen finished behind them in sixth place.
Leclerc took the extra point for the fastest lap. The
McLaren driver is closing in on Verstappen, but the Dutchman has limited the damage as much as possible and now has a lead of 47 points over Norris.
9. Fernando Alonso 62
17. Oliver Bearman 7
21. Zhou Guanyu 0