Sainz explained why he exceeded the pit-lane speed limit.

      Carlos Sainz failed to finish the Mexican Grand Prix, crashing his car at the "Stadium." During the race Carlos twice exceeded the pit‑lane speed limit, explaining that as a result of a collision with Liam Lawson the speed limiter on his car had failed.

      His teammate Alex Albon finished twelfth, explaining the result by an unsuccessful one‑stop strategy.

      Alex Albon (12th): "I had a fairly slow pace in the race. I ended up being one of two drivers who started on Hard tyres, so at the start of the race I simply had no pace. We immediately went for a one‑stop strategy, which proved to be quite slow and didn't work, so we missed the chance to be competitive and fight in the midfield.

      In the last few races we've had issues that we need to get to the bottom of. We can see the telemetry data and we can see problems with my car. We need to regroup and make up for lost ground before the round in Brazil to get back into rhythm and into the top ten."

      Carlos Sainz (17th): "A disappointing race despite excellent pace. In the first corner I collided with a Racing Bulls car, which caused damage to the wheel rim and severe vibrations on the first stint. In addition, all the sensors on the front tyres were damaged, which meant the pit‑lane speed limiter wasn't working.

      This led to two penalties for exceeding the pit‑lane speed limit. Essentially we got a snowball effect that cost me the chance to score points. But the pace was very good — on both sets of Soft tyres I was very quick.

      A disappointing end to the race, but we'll regroup and come back fighting in Brazil."