Max Verstappen had a disastrous day due to issues with his Red Bull, while George Russell caused extensive damage to his Mercedes in one of several heavy crashes on Friday. Title challenger Lando Norris will hope to emerge from the chaos, with a 57-point gap between himself and Verstappen ahead of the race.

Amid an unexpectedly tight championship battle between Max Verstappen and Lando Norris, their teams brought the fight to the Mexico City Grand Prix over an officiating dispute in last week’s race.

The British driver was handed a five-second penalty in the United States Grand Prix which put him behind title rival Max Verstappen