Mercedes managed to upset both drivers with messy team orders Formula 1 team order controversies are a recurring theme of the 2025 season, but Mercedes managed to upset both its drivers with its mid-race dispute in Mexico.Mercedes found itself in the thick of the battle for the podium places in Mexico, with George Russell and Kimi Antonelli running fifth and seventh before Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton’s lap six battle shook up the pack.Russell found him... Read more:

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Mercedes' handling of team orders upset both drivers

Formula 1 team order controversies are a recurring theme of the 2025 season, but Mercedes managed to upset both its drivers with its mid-race dis...

Edd Straw's F1 Mexican Grand Prix driver rankings A perfect weekend for Lando Norris, but he isn't number one in Edd Straw's driver rankings this weekend...Started: 9th Finished: 4thThis was the calling-card weekend Ollie Bearman’s pace had promised, but never quite delivered so far. There have been times when he’s not nailed it when it counts, or got caught up in needless incidents and made mistakes, but everything was right about this weekend, ... Read more:

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Edd Straw's F1 Mexican Grand Prix driver rankings

A perfect weekend for Lando Norris but he isn't number one in Edd Straw's driver rankings this weekend

Everything we learned from F1's Mexican Grand Prix Formula 1's 2025 Mexican Grand Prix produced plenty of drama right from a chaotic opening lap, as the championship lead changed hands for the first time in over six months.Here's what we learned from the Mexico weekend...Anger over ‘lawnmower’ racing Multiple drivers were unimpressed with the “lawnmower racing” (as George Russell described it to Sky Sports F1) that was going on at the first turn i... Read more:

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Everything we learned from F1's Mexican Grand Prix

Nine things we learned from F1's Mexican Grand Prix

Why Red Bull has delayed 2026 F1 driver decision Red Bull will wait longer to decide its 2026 Formula 1 driver line-ups, having intended to pick Max Verstappen’s team-mate after the Mexican Grand Prix.There is an expectation in F1 that Red Bull will replace Yuki Tsunoda with Isack Hadjar and give Max Verstappen his fourth team-mate in just over 12 months.What has been less clear is what Red Bull will do for its second team, Racing Bulls - whethe... Read more:

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Red Bull's delayed 2026 F1 driver decision - what you need to know

Red Bull will wait longer to decide its 2026 Formula 1 driver line-ups, having intended to pick Max Verstappen’s team-mate after the Mexican Gran...

Mark Hughes: What split Norris from LiCo 'experts' Ferrari Given the level of superiority Lando Norris had shown in qualifying and the practice long runs, the only way he wasn’t going to walk away with the Mexican Grand Prix was if something went wrong in the opening seconds. But the start was perfect and to protect himself from the slipstreaming Lewis Hamilton behind him, he backed off early while blocking the inside line. In that moment, he ensured his ... Read more:

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What split Norris from LiCo 'experts' Ferrari

Lando Norris was note-perfect in Mexico, but behind him was an 'expert' LiCo-ing Ferrari and Max Verstappen

Why Norris was booed for Mexican GP victory + his response Lando Norris's post-race Mexican Grand Prix triumph was met with boos from the crowd - and it's believed that response has its roots in what happened in Monza.The McLaren driver took a dominant victory in Mexico City on Sunday to retake the lead of the Formula 1 drivers’ championship from team-mate Oscar Piastri.But he got a harsh reception from spectators in the stadium section afterwards – with ... Read more:

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Why Norris was booed for Mexican GP victory + his response

Lando Norris brushed off the boos from fans following his Mexican Grand Prix triumph as “entertaining” - here's why it's believed he got them

Winners and losers from F1's Mexican Grand Prix Formula 1's 2025 Mexican Grand Prix delivered plenty of action and plenty of options for Sunday's edition of winners and losers.Here are our picks...Winner: Ollie Bearman (4th) Bearman struggled to hide his excitement about what was to come on Sunday after making Q3 for a third-successive grand prix. Because while he had question marks over Haas's qualifying pace he felt "we had really good race p... Read more:

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Winners and losers from F1's Mexican Grand Prix

Our picks for the key winners and losers from F1's Mexican Grand Prix

Why Verstappen wasn't penalised for Hamilton clash The Mexican Grand Prix stewards have explained the decisions they took during a frenetic battle between Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen.The Ferrari and Red Bull drivers were disputing third place on lap six of the race when Verstappen made a dive down the inside at Turn 1.The momentum as he swooped through the apex carried him slightly wide and he and Hamilton made contact on the exit – with the... Read more:

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Why Verstappen wasn't penalised for Hamilton clash

The FIA has explained why it took the decisions it did on a run of incidents that took place during a frenetic battle between Lewis Hamilton and Ma...

FIA doesn't have clear answer for Mexico F1 marshal near-miss The FIA has offered its explanation for two major Mexican Grand Prix talking points - one involving Liam Lawson's near-miss with track marshals, and the other surrounding the late virtual safety car decision to allow Carlos Sainz's Williams to be recovered.The first incident took place early on when Racing Bulls driver Lawson encountered two track marshals running across the circuit between Turns ... Read more:

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FIA can't fully explain Mexico F1 marshal near-miss

The FIA has offered its explanation for two major Mexican GP talking points - one involving Liam Lawson's near-miss with track marshals, and the ot...

Fury over unseen marshal near-miss at F1's Mexican GP Liam Lawson had to avoid two marshals sprinting across the track during Formula 1's Mexican Grand Prix in a frightening incident unseen by the TV broadcast.Lawson was hit by Williams driver Carlos Sainz at Turn 2 on the opening lap, which necessitated a pitstop at the end of the first lap.But soon after Lawson came out of the pits - with warnings of "debris on track" and double-waved yellows at Tu... Read more:

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Fury over unseen marshal near-miss at F1's Mexican GP

Liam Lawson had to avoid two marshals sprinting across the track during F1's Mexican GP in a frightening incident unseen by the TV broadcast

Our verdict on F1's big title twist at Mexican GP What does new points leader Lando Norris's dominant Mexican Grand Prix victory mean for the 2025 Formula 1 title race? Our writers give their take on Norris's crushing win, Max Verstappen's unlikely charge to a podium place, and Oscar Piastri's recovery to finish fifth. Perfect for F1's title raceScott Mitchell-Malm This was close to the perfect race from a championship perspective.Norris has prod... Read more:

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Our verdict on F1's big title twist at Mexican GP

What does Lando Norris's dominant Mexican GP victory mean for the 2025 F1 title race? Here's our verdict on that performance + Max Verstappen and O...

F1 2025 Mexican Grand Prix race results Lando Norris dominated the 2025 Mexican Grand Prix and eliminated McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri's Formula 1 world championship points lead in the process.1 Lando Norris (McLaren)2 Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)3 Max Verstappen (Red Bull)4 Ollie Bearman (Haas)5 Oscar Piastri (McLaren)6 Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes)7 George Russell (Mercedes)8 Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari)9 Esteban Ocon (Haas)10 Gabriel Bortole... Read more:

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F1 2025 Mexican Grand Prix race results

Lando Norris dominated the 2025 Mexican Grand Prix and obliterated McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri's Formula 1 world championship points lead in th...

Norris takes F1 points lead, Verstappen and Hamilton clash Lando Norris dominated Formula 1’s Mexican Grand Prix to seize the drivers’ championship lead as Max Verstappen survived a clash with Lewis Hamilton to finish third.Having taken a commanding pole position, Norris controlled the grand prix, holding the lead at the start, once Charles Leclerc - one of two drivers, alongside Verstappen to take to the run-off - backed off and handed him the lead back ... Read more:

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Norris takes F1 points lead, Verstappen and Hamilton clash

Lando Norris dominated Formula 1’s Mexican GP to seize the drivers’ championship lead as Max Verstappen survived a clash with Lewis Hamilton to...

The compromise McLaren reckons has held Red Bull back McLaren boss Andrea Stella has warned against judging Red Bull’s Formula 1 car on its pure performance in Mexican Grand Prix qualifying because of a potential aerodynamic compromise.After winning three of the last four races from pole position, Max Verstappen was only a distant fifth in qualifying at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez - half a second behind McLaren’s Lando Norris.The crushing pole w... Read more:

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The compromise McLaren reckons has held Red Bull back

Has McLaren nailed the aero/cooling demands of Mexico City better than Red Bull?

What's behind Piastri's 'mystery' lack of pace in Mexico Oscar Piastri's "mystery" lack of pace in qualifying for the Mexican Grand Prix means he faces the possibility of losing his Formula 1 world championship lead for the first time since April in Sunday's race.This wasn't a case of a blunder costing him time in Q3, or obvious mistakes accumulating, but reflects the very clear pattern through the whole weekend: he is simply slower than McLaren team-ma... Read more:

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What's behind Piastri's 'mystery' lack of pace in Mexico

Oscar Piastri's "mystery" lack of pace in Mexican GP qualifying means he faces the possibility of losing his F1 world championship lead on Sunday. ...

What McLaren's doing in Mexico that Red Bull can't match As we highlighted here on Friday night, the competitive picture was always going to be volatile around the Mexico City track from one day to the next. It always is.From Max Verstappen being comfortably fastest over a lap and Lando Norris trailing a few tenths and a few places behind on Friday, we saw the inverse in qualifying with a stunning Norris pole lap and Verstappen struggling, almost half-a... Read more:

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What McLaren's doing in Mexico that Red Bull can't match

Qualifying at the Mexican GP offered almost the inverse of the single-lap competitive picture from Friday, at least as far as McLaren vs Max Versta...

The unusual trick Norris is using to free his mind in F1 qualifying Lando Norris has revealed that he's switched off a vital piece of lap time information from his McLaren F1 dashboard in qualifying in a bid to help him do better.After taking a crucial pole position for Formula 1’s 2025 Mexican Grand Prix, Norris shed light on a tactic he has employed since Monaco.He has turned off the delta time from his dash – which displays to him live information of how his la... Read more:

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Norris now switches off key laptime info in F1 qualifying

Lando Norris has revealed that he's switched off a vital piece of lap time information from his McLaren F1 dashboard in qualifying in a bid to help...

Winners and losers from Mexican GP F1 qualifying 2025 Mexican Grand Prix qualifying was very good for one of the three 2025 Formula 1 title contenders but pretty worrying for the other two.All three feature in our winners and losers selection.Loser: Oscar Piastri (8th)The perplexity came through incredibly clear as Oscar Piastri gamely fielded questions after qualifying eighth and finding himself almost six tenths of a second slower than McLaren team... Read more:

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Winners and losers from Mexican GP F1 qualifying 2025

Mexican Grand Prix qualifying was very good for one of the three 2025 Formula 1 title contenders but pretty worrying for the other two. All three f...

F1 Mexican Grand Prix starting grid with one penalty Lando Norris took the 14th pole position of his Formula 1 career in qualifying for the Mexican Grand Prix.That was an important result for the McLaren driver and his 2025 F1 title ambitions, as he lapped almost six tenths faster than team-mate and championship leader Oscar Piastri in the Q3 pole position shootout session.Piastri was only eighth-fastest with his attempt, though he will start sevent... Read more:

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F1 Mexican Grand Prix starting grid with one penalty

The starting grid for the 2025 F1 Mexican GP

Piastri's struggles continue as Norris takes commanding pole Lando Norris struck an important blow in the Formula 1 championship battle by taking pole position for the 2025 Mexican Grand Prix, as Max Verstappen could only qualify fifth and points leader Oscar Piastri languished down in eighth.The big questions coming into qualifying were: Could anyone challenge Norris, who was miles faster than anyone else in final practice? And could his McLaren team-mate ... Read more:

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Piastri's struggles continue as Norris takes commanding pole

Lando Norris struck an important blow in Mexico qualifying as both his title rivals struggled - especially Oscar Piastri