Piastri's penalty interrupts Matt and Tommy's Mexico City review
The P1 hosts are still sorting through Ferrari's opening-lap decisions when the race classification changes during their podcast.
Why this story? One of the most watched videos since yesterday, with 408,459 views.
Our 2026 Mexico City Grand Prix Race Review
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- 2:35Tommy chooses Antonelli's championship as his standout moment, recalling Mercedes' support through his early setbacks.
- 9:21The hosts weigh Monza and Monaco as highlights of Antonelli's title-winning season.
- 20:00They argue Leclerc's Turn 4 attempt compromised both Ferraris and helped Verstappen win.
- 34:42They question whether Leclerc deserved a ten-second penalty rather than five seconds for gaining an advantage off-track.
- 42:12Tommy credits Red Bull's immediate pit-stop response with neutralising Leclerc's penalty.
- 42:54News of Piastri's ten-second penalty arrives during recording, prompting another look at the classification.
Tommy Bellingham gets a result update while he's still reviewing the race. Deep into P1 with Matt & Tommy's Mexico City podcast, news arrives of a penalty for Oscar Piastri, sending another driver down the classification and giving the hosts fresh material before they've finished with the old.
That moving target is part of the appeal of "Our 2026 Mexico City Grand Prix Race Review", which has drawn about 410,000 views since yesterday. The first-day comment section was roughly four times busier than usual, with viewers pointing out how post-race penalties complicated the pair's verdicts, particularly their choice of Alpine as a big winner.
Matt Gallagher wears Ferrari red; Tommy wears Mercedes blue. Their memorable moments suit the shirts. Tommy starts with Kimi Antonelli becoming world champion, looking back at his early Monza practice crash and the support Mercedes gave him as he developed. When asked for a highlight of his title-winning season, Monza and Monaco enter the discussion.
Matt's choice is rather more uncomfortable for a Ferrari supporter: Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton on the opening lap. The hosts argue that Leclerc's Turn 4 attempt compromised both cars and helped Max Verstappen win. Their diagnosis is a team trying to manage two drivers who each expect number-one status.
They also think Leclerc's penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage was too lenient. Tommy credits Red Bull with immediately matching his pit stop to neutralise its effect. Then the Piastri news lands, and the results graphic needs changing again.
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