00:00The battle towards Turn 1 begins right now.
00:05We leave the line for the Mexican Grand Prix
00:07and it's a good reaction time for Max Verstappen.
00:09He's got the inside line, he's got the momentum,
00:12he's surely going to get the lead.
00:13And now Lando Norris is going to try and power past Carlos Sainz as well.
00:17Verstappen has the inside line and the opportunity.
00:19How brave will Carlos Sainz be?
00:21An immediate spin into the barriers for the V-Cup.
00:24Off the road goes Carlos Sainz to maintain the lead
00:26and that will be an immediate intervention.
00:29It was hard into the arm comb.
00:31It was a big moment into the barriers for Yuki Tsunoda.
00:34He was the driver involved there
00:36and Carlos Sainz feels the need to give the place back to Max Verstappen
00:40having jumped over the road.
00:41But it's Verstappen, then Sainz, then Norris, Leclerc.
00:44Hamilton got past Russell.
00:46It is an ambitious attempt from Tsunoda.
00:48There was barely any room there.
00:50But in the end, it's an unlucky one for Albon and for Tsunoda
00:55who end up in a heap.
00:55I don't think there was much Albon could do.
00:57Squeezed by Gasly.
00:58I don't blame Gasly for that either.
01:00Gasly doesn't know that there's a very opportunistic driver on the outside of the driver
01:04that's on the outside of him.
01:05That contact between Tsunoda, Albon and Gasly was reviewed by race control.
01:09It was noted, no further investigation needed.
01:12They called it a racing incident.
01:42Fastest lap for Sainz, who's responded then.
01:43He's really close behind Max as well.
01:45Just so impressed with Sainz's ability on the brakes.
01:47Can Norris do the same?
01:48This is brave from Lando.
01:49Norris trying to go around the outside.
01:51Max Verstappen barges his rival off the road.
01:54And the contentious debate of position between the top two drivers in the World Championship continues from Austin to Mexico
02:03City.
02:32They collide this time.
02:33He's making the exit.
02:35It's a hopeless lunge.
02:36It's a 10 second time penalty for Max Verstappen for forcing another driver off the track.
02:42Another 10 second time penalty for Max Verstappen for leaving the track and gaining an advantage.
02:48Let's see how aggressive the two Mercedes go.
02:51Wheel to wheel.
02:52Defensive shape thrown by Lewis Hamilton.
02:54Russell has the speed.
02:55Can he claim the place?
02:56George Russell sweeps by.
02:58Outside line becomes the inside line.
03:00Becomes fifth position as the Mercedes went wheel to wheel and Russell gets ahead.
03:06Alonso going deep into the pit box and retiring.
03:10That is not the way he wanted to celebrate 400 Grand Prix weekends.
03:14But Fernando Alonso with an issue.
03:17Now, turn four is an opportunity for Perez.
03:21We're seeing so much overtaking.
03:23That was a car's width, but only just.
03:26And now into another one of the stadium sections.
03:28They've made contact and Lawson stays ahead.
03:31Moments of brinkmanship is the damage for Perez.
03:34What the f*** is he doing?
03:37Is he okay?
03:41Turn four is turning into a real overtaking opportunity today compared to what we normally
03:45see.
03:46Lance Stroll now.
03:47The Canadian trying that outside line again.
03:50Is he able to sweep by this time to turn the outside line to the inside?
03:53Perez doesn't want to give him any room.
03:55And once again, it's close to contact at the same corner.
04:00This is a long, long wait.
04:02Someone will be counting to 20.
04:03And then the signal will be given to the crew.
04:05There it is.
04:06And Verstappen serving two penalties.
04:08One for wheel banging at turn four.
04:11One for going off the track and gaining an advantage at turn number eight.
04:16As Piastri tries to take the place from Pierre Gasly.
04:19And Pierre Gasly is not interested in battling the McLaren one bit at all.
04:23Up to 10th goes Piastri.
04:25A reminder though, Colopinto still needs to stop.
04:28This is Oscar Piastri going late on the brakes, looking for the move up against Hülkenberg.
04:33And he's able to make a tidy pass.
04:35Piastri improves up to 8th position.
04:37And that is now nine places up from where he started the Grand Prix.
04:42Magnussen on for his best result in Formula 1 since 2022.
04:46He is having the time of his life out there.
04:48Oh, big moment off the road.
04:50And that's a huge moment of consequence off the road.
04:53Because it opens the door.
04:55Lando Norris is through to second place.
04:58And Charles Leclerc is lucky that he didn't clatter into the Tech Pro.
05:02The car control on this though, snaking his way onto the dirt.
05:08Norris is through.
05:09Leclerc was desperate for the traction because look how close Norris was coming out of here.
05:13Bit of wheel spin.
05:14How the Ferrari has any wheels left on it?
05:17Look, this is going to be millimetres for Charles Leclerc and clobbering the barrier.
05:22He gets on the power.
05:23He loses the car.
05:25Lando Norris is through to second place.
05:28Well, George Russell has hung on lap after lap after lap to fourth position.
05:33But is that grip about to loosen?
05:36The seven-time world champion and two-time winner here.
05:40Gets a face full of sparks.
05:41Goes around the outside and improves to fourth place.
05:44The defence ends at turn number one.
05:47And Hamilton's ten laps of hard work are rewarded.
05:51He's now the lead Mercedes in the Grand Prix.
05:56Franco Colopinto, Liam Lawson and contact between the Williams and the New Zealander.
06:02Yeah, that might be Debi at turn 12.
06:05I'm going to do this immediately that crashed again.
06:08You can watch the highlights later.
06:09Yeah, I'm wishing it not.
06:12It will be only his fourth win in Formula One.
06:16He said pole yesterday was bittersweet because it gave him the feeling that Ferrari might be in a fight for
06:22a world championship and he won't be there to use it.
06:25That realisation ignited a fire today.
06:28He knows the road back to the front might be long and winding with Williams.
06:32But listen to this.
06:33The sight and the sound of this crowd are claiming their winner.
06:39Carlos Sainz comes out of the final corner for the final time.
06:43Carlos Sainz wins the Mexico City Grand Prix.
06:47A fine way to take a fourth career victory.
06:51It will be a ten point swing in the Drivers World Championship after Lando Norris finishes in second.
06:58And Charles Leclerc is setting purple sectors, rapid sectors to give Ferrari a third place and a bonus point in
07:06the Formula One World Championship battle for constructors.
07:09That looks like it's going to be fought between Ferrari and McLaren all the way to Abu Dhabi.
07:16Your podium completed by Charles Leclerc with the fastest lap of the race and the point that goes with it.
07:24Yes, this is masterclass, Carlos.
07:26Dominant weekend.
07:28Un mastino.
07:29Good job.
07:30Yes.
07:31Yes.
07:31Make a good weekend, Carlos.
07:34This feels good.
07:36Forza Ferrari.
07:37Gracias, Mexico.
07:38Well, sometimes in Formula One, the most complex of sports, it can be about so much.
07:45And you just got the feeling that Carlos Sainz was driving with desire.
07:50Four Grand Prix's remain, two sprint races, and this 2024 season will not relent.
07:58Action all the way from lights out to the waving of the checkered flag.
08:03Action all the way from coast, right?
08:03You can choose the flagship flag.
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