21:05
The reason we have a Safety Car is that Valtteri Bottas went into the barriers at Turn 1, and is out of the race
Antonelli starts fourth in Mexico City
F1 Mexico Grand Prix as it happened
Relive the 2026 Formula 1 Mexico City Grand Prix
KEY MOMENTS
- Kimi Antonelli crowned champion
- Max Verstappen won the Mexico GP
- Lewis Hamilton finished second
The 2026 Formula 1 Mexico City Grand Prix concludes on Sunday 1 November with the 71-lap race.
The 2026 Mexico City Grand Prix could become an historic day in F1 history, as Mercedes driver Andrea Kimi Antonelli aims to become the youngest world champion ever.
The Italian only needs to finish inside the top nine to guarantee he leaves Mexico as F1's newest world champion.
But he faces a tough afternoon. Feeling unwell, Antonelli has not been as fast as nearest title rivals Lewis Hamilton and George Russell so far this weekend.
Antonelli will go from fifth on the grid, while Russell starts second.
Lewis Hamilton scored his first pole as a Ferrari driver and his first since 2023, after a stunning final lap in Q3 to clinch top spot. Ferrari has looked strong all weekend in Mexico.
Charles Leclerc will start from third, while Red Bull's Max Verstappen was demoted to fourth due to a penalty for a collision with Liam Lawson in practice.
Lawson was thrown out of the qualifying result due to a technical breach with his Racing Bulls.
At Haas, Ryo Hirakawa will make his F1 race debut on Sunday, after being drafted in last-minute to replace the ousted Esteban Ocon.
The race starts at 8pm GMT.
21:08
Top 10 as it stands
Here is the top 10, now that we are under Red Flag conditions:
- Max Verstappen
- Charles Leclerc
- Kimi Antonelli
- Lewis Hamilton
- Lando Norris
- George Russell
- Arvid Lindblad
- Oscar Piastri
- Franco Colapinto
- Nico Hulkenberg
21:06
Red Flag!
We now have Red Flag conditions at the Mexico Grand Prix, and the drivers will return to the pit lane...
21:05
Lewis Hamilton has decided to pit under the Safety Car! He dropped back from third place to fourth, and is back out on Soft tyres!
21:04
Safety Car Deployed!
The Safety Car is out on track!
21:03
Kimi Antonelli has pitted from the lead, after completing 43 laps on the soft tyres. The Italian is back on track in fourth place, and is 12 seconds behind Lewis Hamilton
20:59
Lando Norris made a mistake at his pit stop, and the gap between Norris in fifth and George Russell in sixth is only 2.2 seconds...
20:58
Lando Norris has pitted after completing 39 laps on his Soft tyres, and has rejoined the race in fifth place after pitting from second
20:57
Max Verstappen is gaining on Lando Norris, as the gap between second and third is now under 2 seconds
20:54
Kimi Antonelli and Lando Norris, who are running in first and second, have still not pitted for the first time today, and have completed 37 laps on their soft tyres
20:53
Half Race Distance
We have completed half the race distance, and here are the top ten:
- Kimi Antonelli
- Lando Norris
- Max Verstappen
- Charles Leclerc
- Lewis Hamilton
- George Russell
- Oscar Piastri
- Ollie Bearman
- Gabriel Bortoleto
- Arvid Lindblad
20:50
After pitting and serving his penalty, George Russell has dropped back from second place to eighth place
20:49
George Russell is into the pits, and will serve his 10-second time penalty as part of his stop
20:47
Oscar Piastri is up to tenth place after pitting, and is now 0.3 seconds behind Ollie Bearman, who has not pitted
20:45
Kimi Antonelli is in the lead of the Grand Prix, with his teammate, George Russell, 4.2 seconds behind him in second place
20:44
Max Verstappen had been running on medium tyres at the start of the race, and is now on soft tyres.
Whereas, Charles Leclerc started on soft tyres, and is now on medium tyres after pitting
20:43
Lewis Hamilton inherited the lead of the race for a lap, but after pitting, he rejoined the race behind Verstappen and Leclerc in sixth place
20:42
Charles Leclerc served his five-second penalty during the stop and rejoined the race in sixth place, 1.3 seconds behind Verstappen
20:41
Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen are in the pits, the race leaders pitted from first and second, and are back out on track with Verstappen in front of Leclerc in fifth place!
20:41
Oscar Piastri is in the pits, and has come back out on track in 12th place, and was running in seventh place before his pit stop
20:39
A fight for tenth place is emerging as Nico Hulkenberg currently holds a 0.5-second lead over Ollie Bearman, after 25 laps of racing
20:37
Strong words from Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton has said on the radio that 'the stewards have handed Charles [Leclerc] the win' after only handing him a five-second penalty
20:36
George Russell had a poor start to the race due to a power issue on the run down to Turn 1
20:33
After 21 laps of racing, Charles Leclerc has extended his lead to 5 seconds, which would cover off his penalty when he comes into the pits
20:31
Antonelli watch
Kimi Antonelli is currently sitting in fourth place, with George Russell in fifth place. As it stands, he would win the F1 title!