As things stand in the title chase, Oscar Piastri remains at the top of the standings, with a 14-point edge over his McLaren teammate Norris and a 40-point lead over Verstappen. But Verstappen has trimmed 60 points off the lead Piastri held following the Dutch Grand Prix at the end of August.

Lando Norris will start from pole position for Formula One’s 2025 Mexico City Grand Prix, as he blew away his championship rivals to take his fifth pole position this season.

Lando Norris expects to benefit from McLaren's decision to remove sporting 'consequences' from clashes with teammate Oscar Piastri in their battle for the Formula One drivers' championship.

“Max seems to be in better shape than ever right now,” he confessed.