PALMER: Why was Hamilton hit with a penalty in Mexico, but Verstappen and Leclerc weren’t?

There were so many action points for the stewards to look at in the Mexico City Grand Prix, with some drivers being penalised and others not, so let’s take a closer look at why some moves were deemed worthy of punishment, while others weren’t – and whether they were the right calls.

The first obvious one was the start of the race. Five cars cut through the first corner and there was discussion about this from those who kept it on the track, who were displeased about the stewards’ ruling on the five who ran wide and then rejoined. Let’s take them one by one.

First off, in actual fact three of them lost out pretty clearly. Kimi Antonelli was side by side with George Russell coming into the corner and ended up dropping behind not only George but also Ollie Bearman.