Lando Norris showcased the flair of a world champion Sunday during the Mexico City Grand Prix.

The McLaren driver converted from pole position, leading all 71 laps to take the checkered flag, and reclaimed first place in the drivers’ standings from teammate Oscar Piastri by a single point.

It’s been 189 days since Norris was last at the top of the chart — slipping behind Piastri after the Saudi Arabian GP back in April — but the momentum is now with the British driver.

It could have been trouble for Norris at the start with Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc beside him on the front row and Lewis Hamilton right behind in third. The Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez circuit boasts the longest straight heading into the first turn on the calendar, and Leclerc and Hamilton could try and put the squeeze on

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