Recounting the chaotic start to the race, when he made the most of Verstappen's battle with Lewis Hamilton, Bearman told Sky Sports F1: "Yeah, I had a good start. I slotted myself between the two Mercs, I think, and then actually, in those laps, I had good pace. You know, I was able to stay in DRS.

Lando Norris takes title lead as Max Verstappen closes gap on Oscar Piastri - McLaren rivals are neck-and-neck as Max Verstappen late charge builds momentum

Honestly, I was shitting myself going side by side with Max.” The 19-year-old Brit held off Mercedes and McLaren to finish fourth, equaling the team’s top Formula 1 finish from 2018.

MEXICO CITY — Lando Norris snapped a five-race losing streak Sunday and passed McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri in the fight for the Formula 1 championship by winning at Mexico City.

Lewis Hamilton has been awarded a 10-second time penalty after a heated battle with Max Verstappen at the Mexico City Grand Prix. The early laps of the race at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez were busy for the stewards. On Lap 6, Verstappen attempted an aggressive divebomb on Hamilton into Turn 1.

George Russell has warned Max Verstappen that going up against him at Mercedes would be "a lose-lose situation" for the Dutchman. Verstappen was strongly linked with Mercedes this year before he opted to stick with Red Bull for 2026.

Max Verstappen has been steadily closing the gap on McLaren drivers Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris in the F1 title race.

Having firmly believed that Max Verstappen was destined for Mercedes, Zak Brown admits that prediction will no longer come to fruition.