2025 F1 Mexico City Grand Prix: As it happened - Norris dominates race, takes overall lead

1- Norris

2- Leclerc

3- Verstappen

4- Bearman

5- Russell

6- Piastri

7- Antonelli

8- Hamilton

9- Ocon

10- Hadjar

Just over ten laps for Leclerc to protect his second place from Verstappen

The Ferrari driver has held the position from the start but Verstappen is closing all the time - just six seconds between them now.

At this rate, Verstappen will catch Leclerc before the end - but can he pass?

While it has worked wonders for Verstappen after a scruffy start, the long medium stint strategy hasn't worked at all for Hadjar and Tsunoda.

Hadjar is currently clinging onto tenth place while under pressure from Bortoleto, while Tsunoda - who ran inside the points initially - is now 12th

Piastri has caught Russell in the fight for fifth place and is now in his DRS range. Bearman has moved +1.2s clear of Russell

Bearman is doing a mighty job to keep Russell behind him just as he did Antonelli and Verstappen earlier.

The Haas driver looks good enough in the final sector to repel rivals down that long home straight but there is still a long time to go

Poor Sainz, he's already had a penalty for pit-lane speeding because his car is bunny-hopping on the limiter.

Now he's under investigation for another 

Russell is now right on the tail of Bearman for fourth, with Piastri now trailing almost four seconds behind in sixth place

That's all worked out very well for Verstappen and Red Bull, whose strategy of starting mediums and running long looked to be a bad one for much of this race.

But Verstappen's superior pace on the softs this late in the race has ultimately scared rivals out of the way for him.

What of Leclerc? Verstappen is hunting him down quickly, just over 10secs between them now

Bearman's pit-stop has all but given away the hope of that first Haas podium to Verstappen... but it is likely for the greater good to be on fresher tyres than try to defend from a fast-approaching pack had he stayed out

Squeaky bum time as Piastri goes wheel-to-wheel with Ocon for sixth place - they almost touch as they creep around Turn 6, but the McLaren goes ahead with Antonelli following through as well

Bearman and Russell respond by pitting too - they both return to the track ahead of Piastri, Antonelli and Hamilton, in fourth and fifth

Verstappen up to third

Piastri, Antonelli and Hamilton return to the track in seventh, eighth and ninth

Verstappen is up to fifth place now, while Ocon is sixth

Antonelli, Piastri and Hamilton pit at the same time

Piastri beats Antonelli out of the pit lane! Fantastic work by the McLaren pit crew...

Piastri is called into the pits unless he can pass Antonelli imminently

McLaren mechanics rush into the pit lane but Piastri stays out

Verstappen is past Hamilton into Turn 1 - no contact this time!

Verstappen is making good gains on Hamilton right now on the soft tyres... ding ding, round two between the two former title foes 

Norris leads by almost 20secs over Leclerc, who has a five second margin over Bearman

Piastri now has a different Mercedes in his line of vision - a blanket can be thrown over Russell, Antonelli and Piastri right now

It's now up to Russell to get a move on and begin reeling the Haas in

Russell gets his wish and Antonelli is told to swap positions

It happens on the run to Turn 4 and Russell is up to fourth

Tall order for Verstappen to get back into the hunt here - he is four seconds behind Hamilton, who is in turn six seconds behind Piastri

Pit-stops done, this is where we are on pure pace now the strategies have levelled out

1- Norris

2- Leclerc

3- Bearman

4- Antonelli

5- Russell

6- Piastri

7- Hamilton

8- Verstappen

9- Sainz

10- Ocon

Russell is very chatty on the radio, asking the team rhetorically - with a bit of cursing thrown in - if they want him to give up position to Piastri behind him if he stays where he is.

He then turns negotiator by saying he will give the position back to Antonelli if he can't get by Bearman

In the meantime, Piastri is right on his tail again

Verstappen finally pits... he returns to the track in eighth place behind Hamilton. But he has soft tyres at his disposal now

Hadjar and Tsunoda have finally called time on their medium tyres and pitted.

Just two drivers out there haven't pitted yet - Verstappen in second and Albon in 12th, the Williams driver having started on the hard tyres 

A battle is forming for fourth as Bearman slips steadily into the clutches of Antonelli, who in turn has Russell and a fast approaching Piastri behind him - just over three seconds split the four drivers

Alonso becomes the third DNF of the race as he pits before his Aston Martin is wheeled back into the garage