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Sainz wins Mexico Grand Prix, Verstappen hit with 20-sec penalty

Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz won the Mexico City Grand Prix from pole on Sunday as Max Verstappen was hit by a 20-second penalty for twice forcing title rival Lando Norris off the track.

With Verstappen only sixth McLaren’s Norris finished second, cutting the gap to the Red Bull driver to 47 points with four race weekends remaining.

Norris grabbed second from Charles Leclerc in the other Ferrari near the finish as the Briton enjoyed a major boost in his quest to deny Verstappen a fourth consecutive world championship.

Verstappen paid a heavy price for his aggressive driving with Norris commenting: “I respect Max a lot as a driver, but it wasn’t very clean driving in my opinion.”

It was the second week in succession that the two title-chasers had clashed following a penalty for Norris at the United States Grand Prix.

Asked about his drivers’ crown prospects Norris said: “I’m just keeping my head down, we’re doing good job as a team, focus on ourselves, that’s all I can do for now.”

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