McLaren driver Lando Norris has won the Mexico Grand Prix to move ahead of teammate Oscar Piastri at the top of the world championship standings. Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc held off a resurgent Max Verstappen to secure second, while the reigning champion has closed to within 36 points of the championship lead.

MEXICO CITY, Oct 26 (Reuters) - McLaren's Lando Norris avoided early mayhem to cruise to a dominant Mexico City Grand Prix win and retake the Formula One championship lead by a single point from teammate Oscar Piastri on Sunday.

British pilot Lando Norris climbed atop the Formula 1 Drivers’ Championship leader board with a convincing 30-second victory in front of approximately 150,000 fans at Mexico City’s Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez for Sunday’s Mexican GP.

Mexico City is one of the more unusual places that Formula 1 races, and it’s all thanks to altitude. The city sits at than 7,350 feet (2,240 m) above sea level, which makes the air noticeably thin compared to the average Grand Prix held at sea level. Like humans, F1 cars need air.

The British youngster logged a surprise fourth after challenging for a podium.

It was a disappointing weekend for the now erstwhile F1 championship leader, but it could have been much worse for Oscar Piastri after his poor qualifying performance

Alexandra Saint Mleux turned heads at the Mexico City Grand Prix this weekend, proving once again why she’s one of Formula 1’s most-watched style icons. The influencer and fashion designer, 22, shared a series of photos to Instagram on Saturday,

The Mexico City Grand Prix will be broadcast live on Sky Sports in the United Kingdom - and ESPN in the United States. Sky’s coverage of Sunday’s race starts at 6:30pm (BST).