Red flag in Mexico after heavy Magnussen crash

The Mexico City Grand Prix has been red-flagged following a heavy crash for Kevin Magnussen on Lap 33.

Magnussen had been off the road at the final corner the lap prior, while replays suggested his retirement was a result of car failure rather than driver error.

While turning right, the car speared off track to the left to heavily impact the barrier, suggesting a failure in the right-rear of the car.

Magnussen was able to climb free from the car without assistance.

With significant damage to the tecpro barrier, and potentially the wall behind it, race control red-flagged the race.

Max Verstappen leads the race under the stoppage from Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton.

Daniel Ricciardo sits fifth and Oscar Piastri sixth.

The stoppage was good news for Leclerc, who sustained damage in an opening corner clash with Sergio Perez.

That left the Mexican out of the race, having been launched into the run-off, while Leclerc had been carrying a broken front wing ever since.

The Mexico City Grand Prix is at half distance, with 36 laps remaining.

It will get back underway at 15:13 local time (08:13 AEDT) with a standing start.

Race order under the stoppage:

Pos	Num	Driver	Team
1	1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull
2	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari
3	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
4	55	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari
5	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Scuderia AlphaTauri
6	81	Oscar Piastri	McLaren
7	63	George Russell	Mercedes
8	22	Yuki Tsunoda	Scuderia AlphaTauri
9	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Haas
10	4	Lando Norris	McLaren
11	10	Pierre Gasly	Alpine
12	23	Alex Albon	Williams
13	24	Guanyu Zhou	Alfa Romeo Sauber
14	31	Esteban Ocon	Alpine
15	2	Logan Sargeant	Williams
16	77	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo Sauber
17	18	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin
18	14	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin
	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas
	11	Sergio Perez	Red Bull