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.

46/71 Lando Norris has the fastest lap and the teams will fight for this point. He has four seconds to catch up with Leclerc.

45/71 It actually looks damp between the skyscrapers of Mexico City. Sainz drove his fastest race lap.

44/71 Leclerc has reduced the gap to Sainz to six seconds. Perez's stinker continues with a second pit.

43/71 It will be cloudy in Mexico City. The winner couldn't be clearer. Verstappen complains about his tires. Piastri moves up to 11th place with his tires.

42/71 Piastri is chasing the field, his team wants him to chase Verstappen.

41/71 “It's getting really dark,” groans Max. It seems like the weather isn't going to cooperate with this race. Dry tires are to be feared when it explodes like this.

40/71 Piastri and Lawson come into the pits, leaving Verstappen in sixth place. He is seven seconds behind Hamilton. Lawson goes to the back to reacquaint good old Checo, who is in for another shock.

39/71 McLaren is struggling to get close to the Ferraris, so the constructors' championship could be affected.

38/71 Verstappen finished seventh, behind the slowing Lawson.

37/71 Sainz is seven seconds ahead of Leclerc. It was an armchair ride for the Ferrari.

36/71 Verstappen moved up to eighth place, past Colapinto. Lawson and Piastri are ahead. Hamilton is still on his fastest lap.

35/71 Lawson is overtaken by both Piastri and Hamilton. “If I remember, México DF was once considered the most polluted city in the world, which could explain the atmosphere in which the race is held,” says David Hepp. Here and at altitude there is no clear sky.

34/71 Russell says: “Surely we could do two more laps to the Mercedes pits.” Piastri is stuck between Lawson and Hamilton, who sets the fastest lap.

33/71 Sainz comes into the pits and comes out ahead of Leclerc. Lawson, who didn't pit, is in fourth place and thoroughly enjoying himself.

32/71 Sainz will go to the pits…

31/71 Norris pits and comes out fourth, with plenty of open road ahead of him, and Russell third, not pitting yet.

30/71 Verstappen is 13th, now 12th. Everything should be easy enough until he reaches Hamilton.

29/71 Can Norris chase the Ferraris? Now there is no Verstappen to get past.

28/71 Hard tires are the order of the day, Lewis Hamilton has big plans and is ahead of Verstappen.

Verstappen falls back to 15th place

26/71 Verstappen goes to the pits.

25/71 “My tires aren’t holding up, guys,” says an unhappy Verstappen, who has Lando Norris breathing down his neck.

24/71 Sainz and Leclerc still have everything for the Ferrari.

23/71 “That’s silly, man,” says Verstappen. This time he spoke, I think it was Perez before. In any case, he was diplomatic.

22/71 Piastri will face Colapinto in the battle for 12th and 13th place. Two faces of the future. “Wow,” says Russell about the news of Verstappen’s penalty.

21/71 Let's wait for the Verstappen verdict. He always takes these things well. “Are you really serious,” he says. Looks like good old Checo is in for some punishment too,

Verstappen gets another 10-second penalty

19/71 Fernando Alonso has retired, his first loss of the season. Something broke in his engine. Perez is pursued by Lance Stroll.

18/71 At the back, Perez tries to take on Liam Lawson, cheered on by the locals, but Perez goes off the track. Liam Lawson stays ahead. The locals are not happy.

17/71 In the Haas, Magnussen continues to chase Hamilton and Russell in fifth and sixth place.