Lando Norris responds to Mexico GP boos as he takes championship lead
Lando Norris now leads the drivers' championship by one point over his McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri
Lando Norris, McLaren
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Lando Norris's commanding win at the Mexico Grand Prix allowed him to secure the lead in the drivers' championship. Heading into the final four race weekends of the season, the Briton now leads the standings over his team-mate Oscar Piastri by one point.
The McLaren driver dominated the race at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez by converting his pole position into a win with a gap of more than 30 seconds over Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc.
"Yeah, beautiful weekend, well done everyone. Incredible result, wonderful car," Norris said to his race engineer Will Joseph during the cooldown lap. "Thanks for the hard work, keep it up, we need to keep it up."
Despite the strong performance, Norris was met with booing crowds during the post-race interviews.
"I love it. What a race. I could just keep my eyes focused and forward and focus on what I was doing," he said after the race.
"A pretty straightforward race for me, which is just what I was after. A good start, a good launch, a good first lap and I could go from there.
"I got a much better launch than the guys around. It's my first win in Mexico and a beautiful one to get."
Lando Norris, McLaren
Photo by: Andy Hone/ LAT Images via Getty Images
Responding to the boos and taking the lead in the championship, the McLaren driver added: "It's one weekend at a time. I'm happy, I'm focused on myself. I keep my head down, I ignore all of this, keep to myself. It's working at the minute, so I'm happy."
Reacting to the moment, Sky Sports F1 analyst and former Formula 1 driver Karun Chandhok claimed Norris should be applauded after an "outstanding job".
"I hate booing. Whenever it happens, I hate it. When people booed Max at certain races.. It's just wrong. Lando did an outstanding job and that should be applauded."
Following Norris and Leclerc was four-time champion Max Verstappen in third, Haas's Oliver Bearman in fourth and Piastri in fifth.
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