State of F1 after Mexico GP, Lando Norris overtakes Oscar Piastri in title race

KANIKA SINGH RATHORE,

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lando norris Early disaster avoided to win Mexico City Take the lead in Grand Prix and Formula One World Championship from pole position mclaren TeamMite oscar piastri By one point on Sunday.

Australian Piastri, who had started the race in seventh place and was 14 points behind the Briton, finished fifth after a disappointing race.

Charles Leclerc finished runner-up for Ferrari, 30.3 seconds behind Norris, while defending champion Red Bull max verstappen He secured his sixth consecutive podium in third place, just 0.7 behind Monegasque.

Oliver Bearman finished fourth for Haas in a career-best result for the Briton, with a late virtual safety car ending Piastri’s hopes of progressing further. Lewis Hamilton faced a costly 10-second time penalty and finished eighth.

The standings after the Mexico City GP

F1 driver status after Mexico GP

1. Lando Norris (McLaren) – 357 points

2. Oscar Piastri (McLaren) – 356 points

3. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) – 321 points

4. George Russell (Mercedes) – 258 points

5. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) – 210 points

6. Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) – 146 points

7. Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) – 97 points

8. Alex Albon (Williams) – 73 points

9. Nico Hulkenberg (Sauber) – 41 points

10. Isak Hadjar (Racing Bulls) – 39 points

11. Carlos Sainz (Williams) – 38 points

12. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) – 37 points

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13. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) – 32 points

14. Ollie Bearman (Haas) – 32 points

15. Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls) – 30 points

16. Esteban Ocon (Haas) – 30 points

17. Yuki Tsunoda (Red Bull) – 28 points

18. Pierre Gasly (Alpine) – 20 points

19. Gabriel Bortoletto (Sauber) – 19 points

20. Franco Colapinto (Alpine) – 0 points

21. Jack Doohan (Alpine) – 0 points

Lando Norris leads the drivers' championship for the first time since April (Moises Castillo/AP)

Lando Norris leads the drivers’ championship for the first time since April (Moises Castillo/AP) ,AP,
Norris now leads Oscar Piastri by one point

Norris now leads Oscar Piastri by one point ,getty images,

F1 constructors’ position after Mexico GP

1.McLaren – 713 points (Champions)

2. Ferrari – 356 points

3. Mercedes – 355 points

4. Red Bull – 346 points

5. Williams – 111 points

6. Racing Bulls – 72 points

7. Aston Martin – 69 points

8. Haas – 62 points

9. Sauber – 60 points

10. Alpine – 20 points

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