Mexico 2024: two penalties send Verstappen to sixth as Norris cuts title gap to 47 points

The stewards gave Max Verstappen a 10-second time penalty for each of two incidents involving Lando Norris at the 2024 Mexico Grand Prix. Verstappen served both at his pit stop and finished sixth; Norris came second, cutting Verstappen’s championship lead to 47 points.

Verstappen started second behind pole-sitter Carlos Sainz, with Norris on his heels. On lap 10, Norris came alongside on the outside approaching Turn 4. RacingNews365’s retrospective says Norris was ahead at the apex when Verstappen pushed him off the track. A few corners later, Verstappen tried to reclaim second. The account says he was ahead at the apex but could not complete the move within track limits, going off and forcing Norris off too.

The retrospective also sets the Mexico decisions against Austin a week earlier: Norris was penalised for an off-track pass, while Verstappen escaped sanction for a move RacingNews365 describes as similar. The contrast prompted debate over whether the stewards were applying penalties consistently.

Verstappen nevertheless went on to win the 2024 world title, limiting the lasting effect of the points he lost in Mexico.