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Bearman finishes a career-best 4th after holding off the challenge of Piastri.<\/p>\n
Share<\/a><\/p>\n Leclerc holds on to second place ahead of Verstappen! The virtual safety car had ended with half a lap to go but the Red Bull ran out of track in the end.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Norris win Mexico Grand Prix<\/p>\n There\u2019s no doubt about who has won this. Norris claims a statement win in the title race \u2013 his 7th of this season.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Lap 71\/71: That virtual safety car could put an end to any racing. Leclerc could well hold on to 2nd after all. Bearman remains in front of Piastri too.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Lap 70\/71: Double yellow flag with Sainz stranded in the stadium section. Verstappen closes in on Leclerc \u2026 but there\u2019s a virtual safety car.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a017.40 EDT<\/p>\n Lap 69\/71: Piastri gets ever closer to Bearman with DRS in the battle for 4th but the Haas driver continues to hold on.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Lap 68\/71: Verstappen is in striking distance now. The same is the case between Piastri and Bearman.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Lap 67\/71: Norris is cruising along out in front, 29 seconds ahead of Leclerc. Verstappen, Piastri and Russell could all gain points before the race is over.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Lap 66\/71: Verstappen is coming. Leclerc could well be a sitting duck when the Red Bull gets in DRS range. The Ferrari is going to run out of laps. 2 seconds the gap.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Lap 65\/71: Verstappen has closed the gap to Leclerc in 2nd to 3 seconds. Piastri is gaining on Bearman in 4th.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Lap 64\/71: Tsunoda goes past on Hadjar\u2019s inside and sets his sights on Bortoleto and some points.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Lap 63\/71: Antonelli does indeed regain his place from Russell and is into 6th. Bortoleto is into the points after moving past Hadjar.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Lap 62\/71: Antonelli wants his place back off Russell and makes that clear over the radio. He\u2019s 1.5s behind his teammate.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Piastri moves past Russell into 5th<\/p>\n Lap 61\/71: Piastri finally gets past the Mercedes to gain some valuable points in the overall standings. 10 laps to go<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Lap 59\/71: Verstappen will catch Leclerc at this pace by the end of the race. The gap is under 6 seconds now.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Lap 58\/71: Hadjar is holding on to the last point available in 10th with Bortoleto close behind him. Russell is still holding off Piastri.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Lap 57\/71: Piastri has DRS and is gaining on Russell, about half a second between them.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Lap 56\/71: After chasing Bearman for a couple of laps, Russell is now looking over his shoulder as Piastri in 6th comes into sight in his rearview mirror.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Lap 55\/71: Verstappen in 3rd is edging closer to Leclerc, with 8.4 seconds the gap there. Norris is 26s clear in first.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Lap 54\/71: No sign of a safety car. Bearman is widening the gap a touch back to Russell with some fine driving.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Lap 53\/71: Bearman and Russell are having a bit of a duel. Debris on the track may require a safety car to come out.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Lap 52\/71: Bearman is struggling to hold off Russell\u2019s pace as they battle for 4th. Russell now holds the fastest lap.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Lap 51\/71: Norris is 23 seconds clear out in front, with big gaps between each driver in the top 4.<\/p>\n Top 8 Share<\/a><\/p>\n Lap 50\/71: Russell comes out behind Piastri but is almost overtaken by the other Haas, Ocon. Piastri and Antonelli both then come past Ocon.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Lap 49\/71: Bearman and Russell both pit, leaving Verstappen to move into third. He\u2019s 13 seconds behind Leclerc.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a017.11 EDT<\/p>\n Lap 48\/71: Antonelli and Piastri both come into the pits. Hamilton follows them. Piastri has gone ahead of Antonelli in the pit lane. Superb stop from McLaren.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Lap 47\/71: McLaren expect Piastri to come in but he still fancies his chances on Antonelli, leaving the engineers to walk back into the garage. Verstappen has come past Hamilton into 7th.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Lap 46\/71: Russell is very slowly gaining on Bearman, who is still on course for his first podium finish.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Lap 45\/71: Verstappen will be on Hamilton\u2019s heels in no time.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Lap 44\/71: Piastri is still stuck behind the two Mercedes in 6th. Albon goes past Colapinto into 14th and sets the fastest lap.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Lap 43\/71: Verstappen is closing the gap on Hamilton in 7th, getting it down to 3.1 seconds.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Lap 42\/71: It\u2019s Antonelli\u2019s turn to hold off Piastri. Bortoleto moves ahead of Tsunoda into 13th.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Lap 41\/71: Russell is at odds with the Mercedes pit wall as Piastri hunts him down. Antonelli lets his teammate go past into 4th.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Lap 40\/71: Norris leads Leclerc by 18 seconds. Bearman, Antonelli, Russell and Piastri are all bunched in behind.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Lap 39\/71: Verstappen has pitted and comes back in at 8th on soft tyres. Russell is fighting to hold off Piastri in a battle for 5th.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Lap 38\/71: Russell is worried about Piastri \u201cup his arse\u201d, asking Antonelli to quicken up a bit ahead of him.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Lap 37\/71: The brakes on the Mercedes are overheating. The pit wall urge caution but the drivers want to push on.<\/p>\n Top 6 Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a016.55 EDT<\/p>\n Lap 36\/71: Alonso retires, joining H\u00fclkenberg and Lawson back inside.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Lap 35\/71: No drama in the pits for Norris, who comes out some 7 seconds ahead of Verstappen, still in the lead. Tsunoda is tumbling down and loses 8th place to Hamilton.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Lap 34\/71: Piastri goes past Tsunoda as well. Norris signals that he\u2019s going to pit.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Lap 33\/71: Bearman is 4th, ahead of Antonelli and Russell as the two Mercedes drivers ease past Tsunoda.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Lap 32\/71: With Leclerc out of the picture for now, Norris is almost 29 seconds ahead of Verstappen in second. He could pit-stop and still be in the lead.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Lap 31\/71: Hamilton moves past Hadjar into 9th. Norris\u2019s lead at the top is 18 seconds as Leclerc pits.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Lap 30\/71: Sainz gets a five-second penalty for speeding in the pit lane. He says his car was being affected by vibrations. Hamilton moves past Bortoleto into 10th.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Lap 29\/71: Piastri makes light work of Bortoleto and is in 9th, as Russell heads past Hadjar for 7th in front of them.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Lap 28\/71: H\u00fclkenberg comes into the pits and has to retire, presumably because of those power issues he had on the formation lap.<\/p>\n Bearman zooms past Hadjar to move into 5th, with Antonelli also moving past the Racing Bulls driver. Piastri (11th) is behind Bortoleto.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Lap 27\/71: Norris, Leclerc and Verstappen are still out there. There\u2019s a 13-second gap between the top two and another 13 back to Verstappen. Tsunoda, Ocon and Hadjar are 4th-6th, having not stopped either.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Lap 26\/71: Russell pits and comes out in front of Piastri, who takes Albon but is stuck behind the 11th-place Mercedes.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Lap 25\/71: The Red Bull pit wall discuss whether to be on a one or two-stop strategy \u2026 while linked into Verstappen\u2019s radio. Not reassuring, I guess. Bearman and Piastri pit.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Lap 24\/71: Hamilton comes into the pits, taking his 10-second penalty, which will feel like an age for him. Bearman moves up to a podium position.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Lap 23\/71: Antonelli pits, leaving Russell to move up to 6th and Piastri is back where he started in 7th. Antonelli returns in 13th.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Lap 22\/71: Sainz is past Colapinto into 17th, with Alonso bringing up the rear after pitting.<\/p>\n Hamilton isn\u2019t pleased with his 10-second penalty over the team radio, complaining about the grip on the corner where he was penalised.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Lap 21\/71: Nine seconds now separate Norris and the rest of the field. Russell continues to hold off Piastri for 7th. The gap between Norris and Piastri is 25 seconds \u2013 a whole pit stop.<\/p>\n
1 \u2013 Norris
2 \u2013 Leclerc
3 \u2013 Verstappen
4 \u2013 Bearman
5 \u2013 Russell
6 \u2013 Piastri
7 \u2013 Antonelli
8 \u2013 Hamilton<\/p>\n
1) Norris
2) Verstappen
3) Leclerc
4) Bearman
5) Antonelli
6) Russell<\/p>\n