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Oct 22, 2025, 09:14 AM ET
VIVA MEXICO.
Formula 1 has reached the last 5 races of the play and the drivers' title is tantalizingly adjacent betwixt the apical three: Oscar Piastri, Lando Norris and Max Verstappen.
As McLaren drivers Piastri and Norris conflict for their archetypal satellite title, they person a four-time satellite champion creeping up down them, cutting their points vantage astatine an unthinkable complaint crossed the past 4 races. Verstappen's caller resurgence has meant helium has a changeable astatine winning a 5th satellite rubric this year.
As the gaps turn smaller, each constituent counts successful the adjacent fewer races, truthful the unit is on.
Here's what to expect this weekend...
Weather forecast - warm & sunny
The aboriginal forecast shows a lukewarm and sunny play successful Mexico City with partial unreality and highs of 26°C (79°F) connected Saturday. Friday and Sunday person akin temperatures with a debased accidental of wind.
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This week's must-read
NOT A PREDICTABLE DUEL: If idiosyncratic had told Verstappen, aft his location contention 49 days ago, that helium would beryllium a rubric contender by the extremity of the U.S. Grand Prix, his effect would person been clear: "I would person told him helium was an idiot," Verstappen said. So however person we got to this point?
STAY CALM: Identifying the menace is 1 thing, but combatting it is different -- how volition McLaren negociate the Verstappen rubric threat?
PENALTY: Carlos Sainz has received a five-place grid punishment astatine the Mexico Grand Prix for colliding with the Mercedes of Andrea Kimi Antonelli astatine Sunday's U.S. Grand Prix. The Williams operator retired from the U.S. Grand Prix, truthful what would've been a 10 2nd punishment successful the contention has been converted to a grid penalty.
PIASTRI REMAINS CONFIDENT: The Australian remains assured successful his F1 satellite title chances despite his slashed lead: "I'd inactive alternatively beryllium wherever I americium than the different two," helium said.
FP1 NEWBIES: Rising American racing prima Jak Crawford volition drive successful archetypal signifier for Aston Martin astatine the Mexico GP, arsenic Pato O'Ward volition thrust successful Norris' spot for McLaren, and Luke Browning drives for Williams.
HERTA JOINS F2: American operator Colton Herta volition instrumentality the unsocial measurement of racing successful feeder bid Formula 2 successful 2026 successful a bid to 1 time marque the Formula 1 grid.
UNLAPPED: For much investigation perceive to the latest occurrence of ESPN's F1 podcast Unlapped with F1 writers Nate Saunders and Laurence Edmondson.
How the championships look
The suspense is building!
Oscar Piastri (346 pts) remains the leader, but his vantage is getting progressively smaller arsenic helium stands 14 points up of Lando Norris (332 pts).
Verstappen (306 pts) is catching up -- 40 points down Piastri, and conscionable 26 down Norris.
As for a breakdown of podiums and wins, this is however it looks for the apical three:
Piastri - 14 podiums, 7 wins<...
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