Five quick takeaways from historic Mexico GP

1. In the historic Mexico GP, Kimi Antonelli secured his maiden Formula 1 world championship title without even finishing the race. Despite a less than stellar qualifying session, Antonelli benefited from Sergio Perez's slow start and seamlessly shadowed the leaders to claim the victory, pulling off a mature and low-key race.

2. Ferrari had all the ingredients for a 1-2 finish, with Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc on the front row. However, the red cars collided in the first section of corners, with Leclerc receiving a five-second penalty - lenient due to mitigating circumstances - but it wasn't enough to prevent Max Verstappen from claiming the win.

3. The race could have been a Ferrari 1-2, but both Leclerc and Hamilton failed to behave, ending up in 2-4 positions after the race was red-flagged for Valtteri Bottas' crash. Leclerc lost two more spots at the second start, and his flat-spotted tires further hindered his chances of finishing on the podium.

4. Haas F1 Team unveiled their 2027 driver lineup, with rookie Ryo Hirakawa driving the #8 Toyota alongside team-mate Hudson Ford. Hirakawa's debut was impressive, qualifying almost nine tenths of a second behind his teammate and completing the race without a single mistake, even amidst two standing starts.

5. Valtteri Bottas remains confident about his seat at Cadillac for 2027, with a 15-9 lead over teammate Sergio Perez in the championship standings. However, Bottas struggled at the back of the field throughout the season, finishing seven tenths of a second adrift of Perez on Saturday. His Sunday was anonymous until the left-front suspension failure that sent him into the barriers, causing concern about his contractual situation at Cadillac.