The 2026 Mexico City Grand Prix, reviewed: Kimi Antonelli becomes Formula 1’s youngest-ever world champion, Max Verstappen wins from fifth by 0.799 seconds, and Ferrari lose a race they should have won at Turn 4 on the first lap.
We also grade the three calls we made on Thursday: Antonelli champion by Sunday night (right), Verstappen on the podium (right), Leclerc wins (wrong). 2/3 in Mexico, 2/6 overall. Full graded record: https://www.thesecondgrid.com
CHAPTERS
0:00 Verstappen wins, Antonelli is champion
0:33 Saturday: Hamilton’s first Ferrari pole
1:10 Lap 1: Ferrari vs Ferrari at Turn 4
2:43 The pit stop that decided the lead
3:36 Bottas, the red flag and the restart order
4:50 The restart and Hamilton’s chase
6:25 Ferrari’s fallout
7:03 Moments you might have missed
8:11 Antonelli: youngest world champion
9:17 Next: Brazil
SOURCES
Results: FIA Final Race Classification (Doc 86, after the post-race penalties) and Championship Points (Doc 87); formula1.com results, qualifying, starting grid and race report (31 Oct – 2 Nov 2026).
FIA stewards’ documents, 2026 Mexico City Grand Prix: 33, 36, 54, 57, 65, 67, 69, 70, 71, 74, 79, 84, 85, 86, 87 (30 Oct – 1 Nov 2026), fia.com.
Lap and pit data: Jolpica F1 API. Lap-by-lap gaps are our own sums of the official lap times (they match the official final gaps to the thousandth).
Analysis and quotes: formula1.com, ESPN, Sky Sports, RaceFans, PlanetF1, Crash.net, Grande Prêmio, RacingNews365, Pit Debrief, Autoracing1 (post-race press conference), Reuters (1–2 Nov 2026). Team radio is paraphrased, never played.
FOOTAGE
Race, qualifying and practice footage and commentary: the official FORMULA 1 YouTube channel. 2026 Mexico City Grand Prix Race Highlights (youtu.be/tIiRK7hKScU), Qualifying Highlights (youtu.be/O9kbG2tTX10), Lewis Hamilton’s Pole Lap (youtu.be/2J4PA64Gn3s), FP1 Highlights (youtu.be/zM4cNh5YRek), FP2 Highlights (youtu.be/tEEGnZna3Gc), FP3 Highlights (youtu.be/BH33XWkjtBI), Drivers React To Qualifying (youtu.be/mZQwMnnFeG0) and the Mexico City Grand Prix Post-Race Show (youtu.be/XySlwrlLaXE). Short excerpts only (each under 13 seconds). © Formula One Management. Used for commentary and criticism. No team-radio audio is used.
Thanks to @F1 on X and the official FORMULA 1 YouTube channel.
Track map: Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez centreline from bacinger/f1-circuits (MIT licence), drawn by The Second Grid.
Music: original music made for this video by The Second Grid. Sound design: The Second Grid.
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