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Max Verstappen kept his foot on the gas to stay in full chase mode in Mexico as he set an impressive pace in his Red Bull in Mexico – but a hot, dirty track created low-grip conditions and made it very difficult to nail down a true pecking order after two hours of practice on Friday. Here’s what we know …

McLaren was at the forefront of Formula 1 media day ahead of this weekend’s Mexico Grand Prix as Oscar Piastri revealed it had removed the ‘repercussions’ given to Lando Norris. It came after Norris collided with Piastri on lap one of the Singapore Grand Prix, whilst he was making an overtake on his F1 title rival and team-mate for third …

The points are on Oscar Piastri’s side. The momentum is with Max Verstappen. McLaren has a faster car than its results suggest. So who is really in control of an increasingly captivating Formula 1 title fight? The basic numbers tell you that this is still very much Piastri’s championship to lose. He is 40 points clear of Verstappen and can …

Martin Brundle believes McLaren having two drivers against Max Verstappen is their “ace card” but warned they are going to have to “play that very well.” Verstappen has moved to within 40 points of the Championship lead having at one stage looked out of it but Brundle believes the numerical superiority McLaren have can be decisive. Martin Brundle picks out …

McLaren Formula 1 team principal Andrea Stella says “a couple of features” explain Oscar Piastri’s atypically uncompetitive pace this weekend at the United States Grand Prix. Piastri was three tenths down on team-mate Lando Norris in free practice and both qualifying sessions, marking some of his worst drives of the season in terms of one-lap pace. The championship leader lamented …

From Max Verstappen taking further points out of the McLarens to a first corner that seems to attract drama, and from Ferrari in the fight to repeat last year’s victory to track limit violations that can impact the final result, here are five things to keep an eye on when Sunday’s race gets underway in front of a huge crowd …

“It’s been a nice qualifying,” said the Red Bull driver after hopping out of the cockpit. “Throughout all of the segments, we were quite close. It was just about putting it all together at the end, when it matters most, which is not easy because you go to the soft compound with no reference. “It worked out well. I still …

McLaren F1 team principal Andrea Stella added: “The reaction is that we are disappointed that we didn’t have the possibility to race. “It’s surprising that some drivers with a lot of experience don’t act with justful prudence. Go to the first corner, make sure you don’t damage competitors and carry on.” McLaren indicated that Stella was referring to both Hulkenberg …

If the infamous internal ‘consequences’ McLaren has imposed upon Lando Norris for his Singapore contact with his team-mate is the timing of his final qualifying runs relative to Oscar Piastri, it just might have cost McLaren the sprint pole to Max Verstappen’s Red Bull here.  Red Bull – just as in Singapore – waited until the very last moment to …

Lando Norris says he is facing the consequences of McLaren holding him accountable for his first-lap clash with team-mate Oscar Piastri at the Singapore Grand Prix. Norris barged his way past Piastri with an ambitious move through the opening corners that was crucial in securing the final place on the podium behind George Russell and Max Verstappen – and taking …