The Mexico Grand Prix Winners and Losers write the history of the formula 1 championship as it was reshaped in 2025. In Mexico City under the thin air and high drama, Lando Norris of McLaren was able to issue a statement win which not only led him to his fifth win of the season but also to the top of the driver standings.

What happened at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez was not a race as such but a psychological point of change. And, as Norris started up, so did others. Brilliance of the rookie, frustration of the veteran, Mexico showed who is just in time to fight the championship playoff, and who is going to run out of time.

Norris Turns Up the Heat

Should the F1 paddock require a reminder as to the reason why Norris has become the hottest in the sport Mexico was the place to visit. He was in complete control all the way to the flag. His beginning was clinical, his personal tyre handling was almost flawless, and his pace in the race was impeccable. Through a circuit that is generally chaotic and tires the brakes, Norris remained composed he kept distance, he used ERS wisely and he avoided undercut incidents like a scalpel.

His victory was not only the question of pure speed, but of maturity. Following a series of close calls, the McLaren driver produced a performance of championship standard now putting him just one point ahead of Oscar Piastri in the standings.

In the instance of Norris and McLaren, the formula is quite straightforward, momentum has changed, and the championship is theirs to lose.

Ferrari’s Revival Continues

There is unobtrusive brilliance in the campaign that Ferrari waged in Mexico. Charles Leclerc followed it with a good P2 result and continues with the recent resurgence of his team. The new floor and cooling package of the Scuderia performed flawlessly in high altitude conditions, and Leclerc received the consistency that he never had before early in the year.

Team principal Frederic Vasseur gave the team a compliment of cleaning up, and deservedly so. Pitstops were quick, tyre calls were spot-on perfectly and Leclerc managed to keep pace with McLaren in large parts of the race.

To Ferrari the feeling of Mexico was like a statement, a restoration to stability and points. They might still win the battle of constructors should they be able to maintain this.

Rookie Bearman Steals the Spotlight.

Every Grand Prix creates a breakout star and in Mexico that was the name of Oliver Bearman. The 20 years old Haas driver shocked the paddock with his fantastic performance in make him P4 his highest ranking in Formula 1.

By being mature in his young age, Bearman combined his aggressiveness with control on fending off experienced rivals. He even was running among Ferraris and Mercedes in a car which was not supposed to compete with them in the points.

It was referred by team boss Ayao Komatsu as a performance that makes people look at Haas differently. And rightly so not only did Bearman give a boost to the morale of the team but he also, as a result, found himself in the radar seat of a possible seat in big teams in the future.

Piastri Feels the Pressure

Oscar Piastri spent a low-key afternoon on the other side of the garage belonging to McLaren. Fifth place was not so terrible, however, when in the championship fight it was a loss. An inept start and a cautious tyre strategy put him into a position to be attacked and by the time the race settled, it was Norris that was long out of the pack. The body language of the Australian after the race was worth all that it was too much frustration and resignation.

Once in the lead in the title race, Piastri has lost the title lead. The collected, assured presence of the spring is subjected to a demand to answer – shortly.

Mercedes Misfires Again

Another lost weekend was the Mexico Grand Prix in the case of Mercedes. Both George Russell and Lewis Hamilton were placed to take top five finishes but neither of them managed to repeat it at the right time. Russell made one of the best qualifications but was caught in a traffic jam due to an early pit stop and the afternoon of Hamilton was spoiled by a 10-second penalty over leaving the track and gaining an advantage.

The upgrades by the team have added glimpses of speed to it without the necessary consistency to correlate with the two best teams. As the number of races remaining very few, the Mercedes concentration might be moving silently to 2026.

Norris won the championship which means that today the United States of America has an even narrower picture of championships. He is just one point ahead of Piastri, with Leclerc and Verstappen right behind him waiting to strike.

More to the point one-two hit by McLaren has shifted the psychological tide in their favour. Norris was not only winning races he claimed race, Mexico. In the case of Piastri, now it is time to come back to tune and retaliate in Brazil.

Finishing positions are not as big a story as the Mexico Grand Prix winners and losers. It is concerning calm in stress, flexibility in pandemonium and development throughout the eyesight of a championship battle.

Norris is the biggest winner, confident, consistent and now the world championship leader. Piastri, Ferrari, and Mercedes will be sucking on their own wounds, and the genius of Bearman gives a grid a new story.

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