Summary

  • Vertstappen leads Mexico City Grand Prix as Antonelli closes in on world championship

  • Antonelli will clinch title with ninth place - he is currently running in third (full permutations here)

  • Italian Antonelli, 20, would become youngest world champion in Formula 1 history

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  1. Team radio - Leclerc to Ferrari

    Leclerc: "The car is very difficult to drive."

    Engineer: "Yeah, the wake and also the medium is a worse tyre."

  2. Marc Priestley
    Former F1 mechanic on Radio 5 Live in Mexico City

    Kimi Antonelli is the only man on the track who is still on the tyres he started on. That's 41 laps on the set of soft tyres, way beyond what Pirelli's predictions looked like and yes he is losing around six tenths of a lap to Max Verstappen chasing him down from behind.

  3. Lap 43/71

    Charles Leclerc tells his pit wall the car is really hard to drive as he stays in the final podium place in this place.

    Mercedes are warming up to get Kimi Antonelli in for a pit stop. The Italian is almost there for the 2026 drivers' title.

  4. Lap 42/71

    Isack Hadjar makes a second stop for Red Bull but the Frenchman is currently out of the points in P15.

    Lewis Hamilton is still the fastest man in Mexico City, but he's trailing Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc for the podium places.

  5. Lap 41/71

    Oliver Bearman is one of handful of drivers yet to pit, but now the Haas man heads in - and almost ends up in a bit of bother. He manages to slow down his car before he picks up a penalty, and gets back on track in P14.

  6. Norris heads in to pit

    Lap 40/71

    Lando Norris makes his way, but he just goes a bit too far in front of his crew, making it a slower stop than usual. The reigning world champion rejoins the track in fifth place, just ahead of team-mate Oscar Piastri.

  7. Marc Priestley
    Former F1 mechanic on Radio 5 Live in Mexico City

    Just thinking about Ferrari's options here. Lewis Hamilton is very quick, Charles Leclerc is now very frustrated, stuck behind Max Verstappen after the penalty that dropped him back after the pit stops, he is now in that situation where he now can't move forward, if he carries on to the chequered flag, it is likely to finish this way.

  8. Lap 39/71

    The fastest stopwatch is not leaving Lewis Hamilton's name anytime soon, as the seven-time world champion tries to chase down Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc from fifth place.

    McLaren are all in position to receive world champion Lando Norris for his pit stop.

  9. Team radio - Mercedes to Antonelli

    Engineer: "Still super happy with these lap times Kimi. Keep it up."

  10. Lap 38/71

    Surrogate dad Pete Bonnington is on the radio to Kimi Antonelli to say the Italian's lap times are looking really good. The 20-year-old is eight seconds clear of Lando Norris in second and 11 seconds free of third place Max Verstappen, who has pitted already.

  11. Top five

    Lap 37/71

    1. Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes)

    2. Lando Norris (McLaren)

    3. Max Verstappen (Red Bull)

    4. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)

    5. Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari)

  12. Team radio - Norris to McLaren

    Norris: "My rear tyres are pretty ****."

  13. Lap 36/71

    If Lando Norris' tyres are feeling rubbish, then we can expect the world champion to be pitted by McLaren soon.

    Lewis Hamilton, meanwhile, is apparently still going on about Charles Leclerc's penalty on the team radio. Play it out, we want to hear it!

  14. Marc Priestley
    Former F1 mechanic on Radio 5 Live in Mexico City

    It is the worst feeling in the world when you are in those pit stops and having to wait because everything about pit stop training is speed, it is about getting it done now, as fast as you can and you have to hurry up and wait. It is just the most painful process.

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  16. Lap 35/71

    The title is getting closer and closer for Kimi Antonelli. With Lewis Hamilton in fifth and George Russell in eighth, the champagne will be popping for a title celebration at the chequered flag if things continue to go his way.

    Antonelli is leading Lando Norris, who will be handing over the championship baton, by 8.3 seconds.

  17. Damon Hill
    1996 world champion on BBC Radio 5 Live in Mexico City

    Right now Kimi is laughing in his car, the whole time because he knows he has got this covered, barring any mechanical issues, he's really happy right now.

  18. Russell serves penalty

    Lap 34/71

    Mercedes are stood like statues as George Russell stays pit for 10 seconds. The penalty has been served, so off he goes to rejoin the action in eighth place.

    Kimi Antonelli has stayed out and is leading this from Lando Norris and the Red Bull of Max Verstappen.

  19. Lap 33/71

    George Russell is told to pit by Mercedes on the next lap, so the team will be preparing themselves to stand still for 10 seconds.

  20. Marc Priestley
    Former F1 mechanic on Radio 5 Live in Mexico City

    Going back on the Max Verstappen Charles Leclerc battle, what they are now on, effectively, is the same strategy, albeit on a different tyre but they are on the same pit stop strategy to the end of the grand prix. Either they can both go to the end, in which case Max just has to hold him back or the car behind, currently Leclerc, could potentially if he is struggling to get past opt for a two stop in about 15-20 laps or so, get back on a set of soft tyres and try and get past him that way.