One week on from their headline-making struggle in america, championship rivals Max Verstappen and Lando Norris scrapped once more throughout the opening laps of the Mexico Metropolis Grand Prix – with two wheel-to-wheel moments bringing drama.
Verstappen snatched P1 from pole-sitter Carlos Sainz when the lights went out however dropped again behind following an early Security Automotive interval, and the Purple Bull driver subsequently got here below stress from McLaren rival Norris.
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On Lap 10, Norris initially tried a transfer across the exterior of Flip 4, solely to be pressured onto the grass, and had one other take a look at Flip 8, the place the Briton thought he was forward of Verstappen once more however bought pushed huge for a second time.
After trying into the 2 incidents, the stewards decided that Verstappen deserved to be sanctioned for each, handing the Dutchman a pair of 10-second time penalties that have been served forward of his pit cease.
Watch the newest Verstappen/Norris battle within the video participant above.
