Carlos Sainz wins Mexican Grand Prix as Verstappen gets 20-second penalty – live reaction | formula 1

Norris cut Verstappen's lead to 47 points with four races to go and 120 points to play.

Carlos Sainz: “It was incredible. I really wanted that. I wanted one more win before I left Ferrari. At the beginning I was just a little annoyed and Max is super hard to overtake and I knew I could do it.”

Lando Norris: “It was a very tough race. It was all about staying in the race and avoiding crashes. Congratulations to Carlos and Ferrari. I knew what to expect, I didn't want to expect it as I respect Max, but in my opinion the driving wasn't very clean. I just keep my head down. That’s all I can do now.”

Charles Leclerc: “It was difficult, we drove the best race. We were behind all weekend. Great race from Carlos today. We work great together as a team. The designers are our goal and we are getting closer to this.”

Carlos Sainz is thrilled.

Charles Leclerc gets the fastest lap and the extra point for his third place.

Carlos Sainz wins the Mexican Grand Prix!

70/71 Norris flies much faster. Leclerc will aim for the fastest lap; that is currently held by Liam Lawson.

69/71 The debris from Liam Lawson's Prang could still cause problems.

68/71 Sainz has a 6.8 second lead over Norris and is certainly uncatchable.

67/71 Lawson and Colapinto clash and Lawson's wing is damaged. Two faces of the future. Both ready to race. “I couldn’t go anywhere,” says the New Zealander.

Hamilton overtakes Russell for fourth

65/71 Russell and Hamilton… there. Russell continued to drive well and held off Hamilton.

64/71 Piastri's hopes of taking on Verstappen were dampened by Kevin Magnussen, who drove a cracker.

63/71 That was nerve-wracking for Norris, Leclerc's mistake almost sent them both off the road. Can Norris now pursue Sainz? The gap has increased to around 7.5, with the fastest lap in the hands of Norris.

Norris takes second after Leclerc takes evasive action

61/71 Russell and Hamilton keep talking. Norris sets the fastest lap.

60/71 Norris has Leclerc in his sights. Discipline is required from both. Sainz is sitting well and is able to keep the race under control.

59/71 In the last 10-12 laps, Norris was supposed to hunt Leclerc. “We need your best driving behavior now, let’s go,” says the McLaren workshop.

58/71 The chase between Hamilton and Russell continues. Norris only has 1/5 of a second left. Can he now overtake his rival, something he couldn't do last week?

57/71 Norris is only 2.4 seconds behind Leclerc.

56/71 Russell should be in the older, less effective car, but he keeps Hamilton at bay. Piastri finished seventh after starting 17th.

55/71 The Merc workshop looks on nervously. Russell does good blocking work.

54/71 Hamilton can't find a way past Russell, but this race for fourth is the only show in town.

53/71 Mercedes is 30 seconds behind the leaders, as Martin Brundle reminds. There is still a lot to do next season for Toto Wolff and Big Sir Jim.

52/71 The talented Colapinto set the fastest lap.

51/71 Hamilton can't chase Russell but can't get close enough. Verstappen is 12 seconds behind and is hardly dangerous.

50/71 Hamilton has DRS in pursuit of Russell. These two are like a ding-dong and will be rivals next year.

49/71 Ferrari's planes will soon meet the stragglers. That's good news for Norris.

48/71 George Russell is told he is free to race against Hamilton.

47/71 In sixth, Verstappen is 11 seconds ahead of Hamilton, who is catching up with Russell. McLaren needs Mercedes to block Verstappen.