Max Verstappen and Liam Lawson were each given a one-place grid penalty for Sunday's Mexico City Grand Prix by stewards after colliding in second practice. Lawson, from the Racing Bulls sister team of Verstappen's Red Bull outfit,

Colton Herta was in for Bottas at Cadillac — looking to complete the required 62 miles (24 laps of the Mexico track) to gain another F1 super license point and hit the 40 required to get a race version. He did it with 29 laps completed and so could replace Bottas for 2027 should Cadillac choose to give the Finn Red Bull’s Pérez treatment from 2024.