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Lando Norris delivered a dominant performance Sunday at the Mexican Grand Prix, claiming victory and wresting the Formula One drivers' championship lead from his McLaren teammate with four races remaining in the season.
The 25-year-old British driver controlled the race from start to finish, converting his pole position into a wire-to-wire triumph at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez. Norris crossed the line more than 30 seconds ahead of second-place finisher Charles Leclerc of Ferrari, marking one of the most commanding victories of the season.
Red Bull's Max Verstappen rounded out the podium in third place, keeping alive his pursuit of a fifth consecutive world title as the campaign enters its final stretch.
The result reshuffled the championship standings in dramatic fashion. Oscar Piastri, the Australian driver who arrived in Mexico as the points leader, finished fifth and surrendered the top spot to his McLaren teammate. Norris now holds a slim one-point advantage over Piastri as the title fight heads into its decisive phase.
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The 20th race of the season sets up an intense four-race sprint to the championship, with McLaren positioned to capture both individual and constructor honors. Norris's margin of victory — 30.324 seconds over Leclerc — underscored the British driver's commanding form and McLaren's recent surge in competitiveness.
For Verstappen, the podium finish comes as a mathematical hope for an unprecedented fifth straight drivers' title as he faces an uphill battle against the resurgent McLaren duo.
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