**Lando Norris became the new leader of the Formula 1 championship after the Grand Prix of Mexico** British driver Lando Norris, competing for McLaren, secured a victory in the 20th stage of the Formula 1 world championship, which took place in the Mexican Autodrome "Hermanos Rodriguez". This allowed him to overtake his main rival, Oscar Piast, on two collective and one general goal. Second place went to Ferrari's Charles Leclerc, third — the 2024 world champion, Max Verstappen (Red Bull).
Norris, who is 25 years old, won his tenth grand prix in a row and sixth in a row in this season, starting from pole and leading all laps of the race. One notable episode included the inclusion of the *Virtual Safety Car* due to a collision between Carlos Sainz (Williams) and the Alpine team's Franco Colapinto and Pierre Gasly. This did not allow Colapinto to secure a front position and stay in a higher place.
**Commands and bonuses for the position** McLaren took the lead in the Constructor's championship, but Alpine secured a difficult finish. Colapinto finished 16th, Gasly — 15th. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin), Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls) and Nico Hulkenberg (Kick Sauber) did not finish. A notable performance was shown by Oliver Bearman (Haas), who took his first podium finish, overtaking the current champions, George Russell and Kimi Antonelli.
**Championship standings after the Mexican GP** Lando Norris leads the individual standings with 357 points, Oscar Piastri (McLaren) is second with 356, and Max Verstappen (Red Bull) is third with 321. The current top-5 is:
1. **Lando Norris (McLaren)** — 357 2. **Oscar Piastri (McLarc)** — 356 3. **Max Verstappen (Red Bull)** — 321 4. **George Russell (Mercedes)** — 258 5. **Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)** — 210
**Circumstances of the race** In the closing laps, Colapinto was penalized with a 5-second time penalty for the collision with the Williams driver Carlos Sainz, which occurred during the safety car period. Sainz, in turn, took the final (20th) place. As a result, McLaren secured Norris's lead in the championship standings, considering that the next race (Brazil, Las-Vegas, Qatar, Abu-Dabi) and two sprint-races will be held.
