Ferrari’s Sainz wins Mexico F1; Norris closes gap on penalised Verstappen
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Verstappen’s two clashes with Norris cost him two points, closing the drivers’ gap to 47 points with four races to go in the Formual One season.
Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz took an emotional win in the Mexico City Grand Prix after Red Bull’s Formula One leader Max Verstappen was twice penalised for clashes with title rival Lando Norris and finished sixth.
McLaren’s Norris, who called Verstappen ‘dangerous’ during Sunday’s race, finished second to slash the triple world champion’s overall advantage from 57 points to 47 with four rounds remaining.
Charles Leclerc, caught and passed by Norris with nine laps to go to deny Ferrari a second successive one-two, was third and took a bonus point for fastest lap.
The win was a first for Ferrari in Mexico since 1990 and fourth of Sainz’s career.
“I really wanted to win this one. I needed it for myself. I said I wanted one more win for Ferrari and to do it here with this mega crowd is incredible,” said the Spaniard, who is leaving for Williams at the end of the season.
