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Polesitter Lando Norris leads from Charles Leclerc as Max Verstappen locks up and goes straight on at turn 1 of the Mexico GP.
Lewis Hamilton maintains P3 from Verstappen in P4, who locked up into turn 1 in a dramatic four-wide moment.
Championship leader Oscar Piastri dropped down as far as P11, and has made it back up to P9.
After a strong getaway from Norris and Leclerc on the front row, Hamilton and Verstappen enjoyed the slipstream effect behind and challenged them into turn 1 in a dramatic four-wide moment.
Verstappen is late onto the brakes and locks up, going straight over the grass at turn 1 and rejoined in P4.
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