Mexico - Race
All that Kimi Antonelli needed to do in Mexico to ensure that he won the World Championship was to finish ninth or higher. With him scoring the two points that came with the finishing position, he would have reached a total that would be impossible to match by any other driver on the grid. That was why, just as had been the case in Austin, all eyes were on him, despite the fact that he was not starting from the front row. The race start was chaotic for many drivers. Charles Leclerc quickly overtook George Russell to move into P2. From then, as Verstappen overtook the two Mercedes to find himself third, the Monegasque began attacking his teammate. The intra-team fight led to contact that sent Lewis Hamilton off track, making him fall behind Verstappen, and saw Leclerc cutting through the grass to move into the lead. The incident between the two Ferraris was noted, and Leclerc was ultimately given a five-second penalty. This was a punishment that Hamilton didn't believe to be adequa...