Summary

Live Reporting

Lorraine McKenna

  1. Team radio - Verstappen

    Engineer: "Come on mate, let's chase them down"

  2. Lap 20/24

    The battle for the final points place is raging between Liam Lawson and Sergio Perez. A bit of afters from Mexico, if you will. The Red Bull driver takes P8 from the RB man with only a few laps to go.

  3. Lap 19/24

    'Chase them down," is the message to Max Verstappen. Oscar Piastri leads, Lando Norris is second, and Max Verstappen is third.

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  4. Andrew Benson
    BBC F1 correspondent

    What they [McLaren] should be doing is letting Norris pass Piastri and then get Piastri to give Leclerc the DRS so that defends from Verstappen.

  5. Harry Benjamin
    BBC F1 Commentator

    They [McLaren] need to score maximum points at every chance they get and right now when the opportunity is there, it's not quite happening.

  6. Verstappen overtakes Leclerc

    Lap 18/24

    Mission complete for Max Verstappen. The Red Bull driver makes his move and finally manages to pass Charles Leclerc for third place.

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  7. Lap 17/24

    Lando Norris is told about the plan for the last lap by his McLaren engineer, with the Briton confirming he will overtake.

  8. Team radio - Norris

    Engineer: "With the gap to Leclerc, we are happy if we can to hold position until the last lap."

  9. Jolyon Palmer
    Former Renault driver on BBC Radio 5 Live

    I'm not understanding the logic going on here from McLaren whilst they are under no pressure, if you want to swap places, do it now.

  10. Lap 16/24

    Max Verstappen tries once again to overtake Charles Leclerc but once again the Red Bull driver is denied by the Ferrari man.

    McLaren tell Oscar Piastri they're happy for a switch on the final lap.

  11. 'This would be a golden opportunity for McLaren'

    Jolyon Palmer
    Former Renault driver on BBC Radio 5 Live

    If McLaren want to impose team orders this would be a golden opportunity to do that when Norris hasn't got his mirrors for of the Ferrari of Charles Leclerc.

  12. 10 laps to go

    Lap 15/24

    The purple stopwatch is by the side of Max Verstappen once again but the Red Bull man is just waiting for the perfect opportunity to pass the Ferrari of Charles Leclerc with the aid of a DRS.

  13. Jolyon Palmer
    Former Renault driver on BBC Radio 5 Live

    There's not been much overtaking but it is still on a knife's edge with the top four having no more than a second between any of those cars.

  14. Lap 14/24

    While Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen are scrapping over third place, Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris are still in the same positions they started this race in. The gap is down to half a second as we approach 10 laps to go.

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  15. Lap 13/24

    The Red Bull of Max Verstappen is on the prowl and Charles Leclerc is his prey. The Dutchman wants to try his luck in lap 13 but the Ferrari stays ahead. Verstappen then comes on the radio to bemoan Leclerc's driving.

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  16. Lap 12/24

    The gap between Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris is less than a second, but the Australian is merrily leading the field from his P1 position.

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  17. 'Norris could be exposed here'

    Jolyon Palmer
    Former Renault driver on BBC Radio 5 Live

    This is a problem for Norris, he is 1.9 seconds away from Piastri and Leclerc is closer than ever, Norris could be exposed here.

  18. Jolyon Palmer
    Former Renault driver on BBC Radio 5 Live

    Piastri has backed into Norris, it's a slower lap from Piastri, half a second away from his best.

  19. 'At this rate McLaren are going to mess things up'

    Andrew Benson
    BBC F1 correspondent

    I can see why Norris is frustrated, he's going to be getting his tyres overheating, he wants clear air. He does not need to be overheating his tyres behind Piastri, at this rate McLaren are going to mess things up.

  20. Lap 11/24

    Sergio Perez has climbed the order, too. The Mexican spots a chance to pass Ollie Bearman and take the Briton's ninth place. Liam Lawson in the RB is still holding on to the final points position in eighth.

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