Carlos Sainz won the Mexico City Grand Prix, capitalizing on Max Verstappen's penalties, while Lando Norris finished second, reducing Verstappen's championship lead to 47 points with four races left.
Ferrari's Carlos Sainz secured an emotional victory at the Mexico City Grand Prix on Sunday after Red Bull's Max Verstappen received two penalties for collisions with title contender Lando Norris, finishing sixth.
Norris, who described Verstappen as "dangerous" during the race, took second place, cutting Verstappen's championship lead from 57 points to 47 with four races left.
Ferrari's Carlos Sainz won the Mexico City Grand Prix on Sunday after Max Verstappen of Red Bull was penalized twice for clashes with Lando Norris, finishing sixth.
Norris, calling Verstappen "dangerous," placed second, reducing Verstappen's championship lead from 57 points to 47 with four races remaining.
Verstappen, who pitted from third to serve two 10-second penalties on lap 27, had to recover from 15th after starting on the front row with Sainz.
Although he had won five of the last six races in Mexico, he hasn’t won in 10 races. Still the title favorite, he seemed unconcerned, saying, "The biggest problem that I have is that today was a bad day in terms of race pace."
Mercedes drivers Lewis Hamilton and George Russell finished fourth and fifth after a spirited battle.
Haas enjoyed a strong weekend, with Kevin Magnussen in seventh and Nico Hulkenberg ninth, while McLaren's Oscar Piastri took eighth.
Alpine's Pierre Gasly secured the final point, narrowing the gap to seventh-placed Williams. McLaren remains atop the constructors' standings, just 29 points ahead of Ferrari.
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