Lando Norris Shatters Competition at Mexico GP: McLaren’s Winning Formula Revealed!
In a breathtaking display of skill and precision, Lando Norris surged to victory at the 2025 Formula 1 Mexico Grand Prix, leaving his competitors in the dust and reclaiming the championship lead with just four races to go! The McLaren star, starting from pole position, delivered a masterclass performance at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, dominating the race to secure his 10th career win and ending McLaren’s agonizing five-race winless streak.
McLaren team principal Andrea Stella has pinpointed the secret behind Norris’s extraordinary performance: the unique characteristics of the Mexico circuit. The high-altitude, low-grip conditions played perfectly into Norris’s driving style, allowing him to navigate the tricky corners with ease while his teammate Oscar Piastri struggled to maintain pace, ultimately finishing in fifth place. With this pivotal win, Norris now leads Piastri by a narrow margin of just one point, having seized the championship lead he lost back at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix in April.
“These special low-grip conditions, they fit perfectly,” Stella remarked, emphasizing how Norris’s natural ability to extract speed in such challenging circumstances contrasts with Piastri’s driving style. “It will just strengthen Lando’s confidence and it will be important for the final four races. But I think both Lando and Oscar go into the final four races with reasons to be confident.”
Norris’s stellar performance stands in stark contrast to previous races this season, where he openly expressed his challenges in maximizing the potential of the MCL39. Despite fierce competition from Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, who has consistently dominated qualifying with seven pole positions, Norris’s breakthrough moment came during a crucial debrief post-Singapore. Together with his team, they fine-tuned the car’s setup to better align with his aggressive driving style, paving the way for this monumental victory.
Statistically, Norris’s win in Mexico was nothing short of historic, marking one of the most dominant performances seen since Verstappen’s triumph in Hungary two years ago. With a staggering 30-second lead over runner-up Charles Leclerc, Norris’s victory margin was only four seconds shy of Verstappen’s record-setting performance.
Stella expressed no surprise at Norris’s supremacy, recalling that this level of dominance has been witnessed before. “When we look at Lando’s recent years, we have seen a weekend with this level of dominance also at other venues,” he noted, referencing Norris’s impressive wins in Zandvoort and Singapore last season. “Here [in Mexico], he was very convincing. I think he was just essentially fastest in every single session. He was able to capitalize on the performance and the strength of the car.”
As the championship race heats up, all eyes will be on Norris and McLaren as they prepare for the final stretch of the season. With a newfound confidence and an understanding of how to consistently extract performance from their car, both Norris and Piastri will be looking to capitalize on this momentum to clinch the championship title. Fans and analysts alike are on the edge of their seats, eagerly anticipating how this thrilling battle will unfold in the remaining rounds!












