2025 Formula 1 Mexican GP
F1 Mexico GP live commentary and updates - race day
Follow along for lap-by-lap updates of Formula 1's Mexico City Grand Prix
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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 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 68/71
Piastri is flitting within DRS range of Bearman now.
Verstappen is closing in on DRS range of Leclerc.
Lap 69/71
Piastri is very close to Bearman now, as Colapinto gets out of the way.
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.
VSC for Sainz's car!
Carlos Sainz stopped in the stadium section, and the VSC has been thrown to clear the car.
That's brought a stop to the festivities...
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.
Lando Norris wins the 2025 Mexico City Grand Prix!
But can Leclerc hang on to second here? He does, saved by the bell enormously as Verstappen has to be content with third.
Fourth for Bearman, as he keeps Piastri in his wake. Stellar drive from the Haas man.
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.
"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.
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.
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."
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. "
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."
Some quick takeaways for you from the race available right here.
That was all-action - Mexico delivered a good one!
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!
