Leclerc second; Verstappen third and Piastri fifth

Norris now one point clear in championship battle

Lando Norris won the Mexico City Grand Prix with a consummate drive from pole to flag that catapulted him into the lead of an intense world championship fight with his McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen.

With Piastri managing only fifth place and Verstappen in third at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Norris now has the edge at a crucial juncture, with four meetings remaining.

Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc was in second, while Britain’s Oliver Bearman took a career-best fourth place with a superb drive for Haas.