00:00An even start from both of the front row, but Lewis Hamilton's already coming in his teammate
00:04and Max Verstappen has got a decent launch too, and he's already past George Russell
00:08as we accelerate towards turn one, Lando Norris leads, they're three abreast behind him,
00:13Verstappen gets on the dust, Verstappen goes wide and off the track,
00:17Norris manages to keep hold of the lead, Charles Leclerc's gone off the track too,
00:21that's going to allow Lewis Hamilton through, no it's not, Leclerc's gone into the lead of this race,
00:25but he's going to have to give that place back, because he's gone wide and off the track,
00:28and Lando Norris now retakes that lead as the Ferrari slows down,
00:33Max Verstappen though, is in third place currently, and Lewis Hamilton, and he's got to give that place back, surely.
00:40Verstappen just cut for corner, brake lane, went across the grass, so at least the penalty will give the position back.
00:47Let's see that race start, it was a pretty even start for the front row,
00:51Hamilton getting a very nice slipstream and a good launch too, but watch Verstappen coming through already ahead of George Russell.
00:57Yes, he had the momentum off the line, so he's clearly in front of Russell,
01:01even before they got to the braking point, and that's what Red Bull will be saying, now he's gone straight off.
01:05Let's look at Piastri, because he's gone wide, Tofty there, there's the contact between Lawson and one of the Williams cars.
01:13Piastri dropped back there, didn't he, in that kerfuffle.
01:16Clare just dives left, and manages to keep hold of that place, while Lewis is battling away with Lando Norris.
01:22Look, there's Leclerc coming back onto the track in the lead of this race, and you see from Max Verstappen's point of view now what he did,
01:30just on the kerb, couldn't get the car stopped, so he's got to go wide.
01:34I'm crazy, I'm crazy.
01:37Oof, kept it out of the barrier.
01:39Yeah, and kept out of the barrier very nicely indeed.
01:41Oh, that's Verstappen going wide, and onto the grass.
01:45And what has happened here, and Lewis Hamilton is dropped back a little bit as well.
01:50There's George Russell getting in on the act.
01:52On the insole, Hamilton locks up, he's going to have to go to the escape road.
01:56Lap six here, it's all happening down at turn four.
01:59Charles Leclerc goes through, Hamilton comes back on ahead of this battle.
02:04Oli Behrmann on the inside of Max Verstappen trying to make up a place, and it looks like Oli Behrmann
02:08has done just that.
02:10Verstappen's going to fight it, but Behrmann has got the advantage, goes up into fourth then.
02:15Lunge from Max Verstappen on Lewis Hamilton, ooh, who closes the door a little bit late
02:22for Max Verstappen's liking, and Verstappen has to take to the grass.
02:26I mean, it's a big lunge, isn't it? He's come from a long way back.
02:30Lewis probably didn't expect to see him coming, gave him the space, and then...
02:36Is Verstappen far enough along the side there to claim that corner?
02:40He's not giving him racing room at the exit, has he?
02:43No.
02:43He's slid wide, giving him a little bit of a bump
02:47before they've got to the white line on the outside, so Ferrari will argue that.
02:52But then he's coming on turn four, and then they both locked up and gone, gone white there.
02:57Behrmann's smart. Behrmann's just stopped the car, the apex of turn five,
03:01and gone past both of those drivers.
03:03With Yuki Tsunoda just dropping back a bit from George Russell,
03:06and not with the benefit of DRS, might be there for the taking here.
03:10Piastro needs to get this done, 23 kilometers an hour of extra speed gets that job done for him.
03:15He's up into eighth place, and he can start to chase after George Watson,
03:19has just been given a 10-second time penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage.
03:25And whilst this day could go from good to seriously good for Oli Behrmann,
03:30and we are seeing now Carlos Sainz on the new soft tires that he's employed,
03:36load of dust on the track there, and he just can't bring his car to a stop.
03:41And going off onto the ground.
03:43We have 10-second penalty for the extended pool, which just happened, we don't agree,
03:48but let's keep the height down.
03:50That's such f***ing fan. The grip is so, so small there.
03:59The grip there is so low.
04:00We don't lose.
04:01What do you want me to do?
04:03What are we doing?
04:05Staying out, Max.
04:07Yep.
04:08So, what are we on a one-stop or a two-stop at the moment?
04:12Right.
04:13Okay.
04:14I can hear everything.
04:16Ooh.
04:17A lot of the Behrmann podium potential relies on what Kimi Antonelli has to do.
04:21Can he make that stop work, one-stop work?
04:24And is it just all management, and that will allow Behrmann a better opportunity?
04:27And also what Oli Behrmann can do for himself on the track, and on this particular lap, lap 32,
04:31it's getting past Yuki Tsunoda and moving back up into fourth place.
04:36I've got more pace here.
04:37Okay, well, you're free to overtake.
04:41Yeah, well, no team orders down at Mercedes.
04:43George, you'll have to do it all yourself.
04:46I've got a f***ing McLaren up my f***ing.
04:48Want me to let him pass?
04:50No, thank you, man.
04:51That's what...
04:52No, I'll have to check it.
04:53That's what I was saying.
04:54George Russell wants his teammate to get a move on here, and he's feeling a bit vulnerable.
04:58So, rear surface temperatures are sky high.
05:00George, let's get these under control.
05:02Marcus, I've got a f***ing car in my a**, okay?
05:07The car much quicker than ours.
05:09I'm trying to halt position.
05:11I've got much more pace than Kimi here, and we can fight for a podium.
05:15I'm happy to give the position back if I don't achieve it, but my tyres are just getting f***ing sacked here.
05:21And behind him, Piastri, I think, is suffering a little bit as well.
05:28Oh, now comes the call.
05:31Yeah, honestly, I think they should have swapped it five laps ago.
05:34When George said, you know, I'll give it back, that this call should have been made a long time ago.
05:41And I'd rather get the feeling that Oscar Piastri might have been a bit wiser to that one there,
05:47and could have dived down the inside on Kimi Antonelli.
05:49Oh, great.
05:49In terms of how the tyres are reacting, Franco Colopinto ahead of Alex Albon.
05:55On the inside, Alex Albon, he gets alongside, and I dare say has a faster car down the street.
06:02He's got DRS on Kimi Antonelli.
06:04Is he going to make the move then on the Mercedes, who switches to make sure Piastri goes around the outside,
06:09and he doesn't.
06:10Meanwhile, Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton into turn one.
06:13Verstappen's got clear of the Ferrari and up to seven.
06:16Into the pits now comes Kimi Antonelli and Oscar Piastri.
06:20So Mercedes have decided, look, if you're going to box to overtake, fair enough, but we're going to box too.
06:26This had better be a fast stop.
06:27And it was.
06:28Pat on the back from the mechanics as the McLaren roared off.
06:32And Hamilton's in the pits, Antonelli as well.
06:35And we want to see as they come down the pit lane.
06:37Oscar Piastri has got ahead of Kimi Antonelli, and they did it in the pits.
06:42Well done to McLaren.
06:43Down the inside, Oscar Piastri's having a go over on Esteban Ocon.
06:47No chance of getting through.
06:48Except Behrman's not giving up.
06:50And down the inside goes Piastri on Esteban Ocon.
06:53He's caught the Frenchman by surprise.
06:55Nice move by Oscar Piastri.
06:57He's got the grip on the medium-tier runner.
06:59He's up in a sixth.
07:00Behrman has now dropped back down to fourth, but on much fresher tires than Max.
07:04Salesforce driver of the day currently is Oli Behrman.
07:06And there's no surprise to that whatsoever.
07:08Could Oscar Piastri be about to force himself up?
07:11Down the inside on George Russell.
07:13Yes, he is.
07:14And Oscar Piastri is about two-thirds ahead.
07:17By the time they get to the next apex, he is definitely ahead.
07:20That is exactly what he needed to do.
07:23He's up in the fifth place.
07:24Great move from the Aussie.
07:26We should invert position now.
07:29Yeah, we are talking about it.
07:30We'll just close in.
07:31Good luck.
07:34Good luck on that one.
07:35As here comes the swap.
07:37It is a swap.
07:38Yes, Kimi Antonelli goes through.
07:40Enjoy that though.
07:41And this is the move.
07:43Gabriel Bortoleto jinxing behind Isaac Hadjar.
07:47This is really good stuff from the two title rivals in F2 last season of course.
07:53It is a double yellow flag.
07:54Sainz has come to a standstill in the stadium section.
07:58So a couple of corners beyond where we are now.
08:01You should be able to see a stranded Williams.
08:03That's where we've got the double yellow there.
08:05Virtual safety car and that is going to signal the end of this race.
08:12I would imagine as Carlos Sainz is Williams is stranded by the side of the track.
08:17The virtual safety car has now been thrown to allow the marshals to recover that Williams.
08:23Nobody has got within Lando Norris this weekend.
08:27They tried to chase.
08:28They didn't come close.
08:29Seventh win of the season for Lando Norris.
08:33Maximum points as he hits back in Mexico City.
08:37Now all eyes turn to the battle for second.
08:40Can Verstappen somehow manage to find a way past Charles Leclerc?
08:44Who's hanging on with those medium tires.
08:47They are roaring the Red Bull through the stadium here.
08:50Charles Leclerc driving brilliantly in defense.
08:53Lando Norris takes the victory.
08:55It's going to be Charles Leclerc in second place.
08:58Verstappen comes home in third.
09:00Norris and Verstappen both outscore the championship leader Oscar Piastri.
09:06Who has battled back from seventh on the grid.
09:08But it's going to be fifth for him.
09:10It's going to be a career best fourth for Ole.
09:13Beep.
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