Lando Norris has taken a lights-to-flag victory at the Mexico City Grand Prix, with the McLaren driver becoming the new Drivers’ Championship leader by just one point after sealing the win ahead of Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen in an action-packed race. Norris had made a good launch when the event got underway amid a frenetic start that saw four …
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See how Lando Norris beat Charles Leclerc to pole position in Mexico with our ‘Ghost Car’ feature
Lando Norris put together a stunning lap in Qualifying at the Mexico City Grand Prix to beat Charles Leclerc to pole position during the closing moments of the session. While Leclerc had initially secured provisional pole when the first runs of Q3 played out, Norris went even faster on his final effort by pumping in a lap of 1m 15.586s. …
Read More »Watch as Lando Norris leads after a chaotic opening at the Mexico City Grand Prix
Lando Norris managed to hold the lead of the Mexico City Grand Prix after an action-packed start to the 71-lap race. Norris, Leclerc, Hamilton and Verstappen went four-wide into the first turn, but both Leclerc and Verstappen failed to make the corner. The Ferrari driver briefly took the lead but handed the position back to Norris to avoid a penalty. …
Read More »Lando Norris charges to pole position in Mexico ahead of Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton
Q2 – Norris sets the pace with Piastri seventh After leading the way in Q1, Hadjar was amongst the first to head out on track as 15 minutes went on the clock for Q2. The Frenchman was soon joined by the rest of the pack, with all again running the soft tyres albeit with a mixture of new and used …
Read More »‘Not expecting it to be easy’ – Lando Norris wary of Mexico City Grand Prix victory chances despite dominant pole
Lando Norris has admitted he is “not expecting it to be easy” as he targets victory in the Mexico City Grand Prix despite taking a dominant pole position on Saturday. The McLaren driver will start Sunday’s 71-lap race at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez from the very front having finished more than two-tenths clear of Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc in Qualifying. It …
Read More »Mexico City Grand Prix qualifying results: Lando Norris takes pole position
Norris starts 14 points adrift of Piastri so will re-take the championship lead for the first time since April if he wins the race and Piastri cannot make any ground. Piastri has been struggling all weekend and although he looked to have saved his qualifying with a final lap that put him up to third briefly, others knocked him down …
Read More »Lando Norris leads Lewis Hamilton and George Russell in final practice
Lando Norris topped the final practice session ahead of the Mexico City Grand Prix, the McLaren driver more than three-tenths clear of Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton as Mercedes’ George Russell completed the top three. Norris posted his 1m 16.633s with less than 10 minutes remaining in Free Practice 3 at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez circuit, with title rivals Oscar Piastri and …
Read More »‘Clean slate’ – Oscar Piastri confirms Lando Norris ‘repercussions’ removed ahead of Mexico as he reflects on ‘threat’ of Verstappen
Oscar Piastri has stated that both he and team mate Lando Norris will arrive into the Mexico City Grand Prix weekend on a “clean slate”, with the repercussions previously given to Norris for contact in Singapore now removed while Piastri has taken a “degree of responsibility” for their first-lap collision in the Austin Sprint. It was a tough outing for …
Read More »Max Verstappen surges to commanding victory in US GP ahead of Lando Norris and Charles Leclerc
Max Verstappen has claimed a dominant victory at the United States Grand Prix, the Red Bull driver converting pole position into a commanding win while Lando Norris beat Charles Leclerc to second place in a thrilling duel between the pair. It had been a strong start to the race for Verstappen, the Dutchman holding the lead from pole position while …
Read More »Lando Norris admits ‘we did everything we could’ in US GP as he reflects on ‘tough’ battle with Charles Leclerc
Lando Norris was content with second place in the United States Grand Prix, the McLaren driver admitting that there was “not a lot more we could have done” on a day where he won out in a “tough” battle with Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc. After lining up alongside polesitter Max Verstappen on the front row of the grid, Norris initially lost …
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