RAPID LANDO MEX IT COUNT

LANDO NORRIS took pole position in the Formula One title race with a dominant win in Mexico.

- BY DANIEL MOXON

But fellow Brit Lewis Hamilton was left seething after the stewards denied him a shot at his first podium as a Ferrari driver.

The seven-time champion qualified third and kept that position at the first corner despite the best efforts of old adversary Max Verstappen.

Norris started on pole and converted it into his first win since before the summer break in a huge boost to his title ambitions.

But it all unravelled for fellow Brit Hamilton just a few laps into the contest when, duelling again with the Dutchman, he went off track and rejoined still in third place.

Verstappen called for a penalty over the radio and eventually got his wish, the stewards deciding he had benefited from leaving the track.