Lando Norris snatched the Drivers’ Championship lead for the first time in more than six months with a commanding performance in Mexico City. But as he celebrated with his McLaren team, there were others itching to get home to start planning for better times ahead. Lawrence Barretto selects his winners and losers from the Mexico City Grand Prix…
Winner: Lando Norris
Lando Norris may have arrived in Mexico trailing McLaren team mate Oscar Piastri by 14 points but it was the Briton who had the momentum having outscored his rival in each of the last four race weekends.
He then went one step further in Mexico, nailing a near perfect performance through Qualifying and the race to land a hefty blow in the championship fight with a commanding pole position and race victory that saw him snatch the championship lead by a point.