F1 Mexico

Ferrari's Charles Leclerc fears a “nightmare” Sunday at the Formula 1 Mexico City Grand Prix after experiencing engine and DRS issues in qualifying.

OPIONION: Max Verstappen hunted down and defeated Lewis Hamilton in last weekend’s US Grand Prix at Austin – in scenes that were very 2021 after Red Bull botched his second stop. With Red Bull at the top, Ferrari losing its edge, and Mercedes still in recovery, hopes of a two- or three-way battle for 2023 look increasingly slim No Mexican driver since has had the potential to win their home grand prix, but Sergio Perez aims to change that - as OLEG KARPOV discovers.

Max Verstappen claimed his 14th victory of the 2022 season in the Mexico City Grand Prix, ahead of Mercedes rival Lewis Hamilton and Red Bull team mate ...

“The pace of the car was really nice; we had to look after our tyres because [of the] very long stint on the mediums, but we made it work. We were also on a different strategy to the cars around us, but [it’s] an incredible result,” said race winner Verstappen. We are definitely enjoying it and we will try to go for more.” “You just need to try and break this tow. Perez was unable to reel in Hamilton for P2, but at least made the podium in his home race, while Russell pitted with two laps to run to bolt on a set of softs and score an extra point with the fastest lap. Further back, Sainz and Leclerc continued their race as the ‘best of the rest’, as Ocon joined Alonso in getting past Bottas with a fine move to put the Alpines in P7 and P8 respectively – Norris keeping his hands on the final point with 20 laps to run. Nonetheless, on Lap 30, Hamilton and Mercedes decided it was time to pit, switching from mediums to hards, while Russell asked to extend his stint and aim to bolt on a set of softs in the closing stages of the race. Perez was the first of the front-runners to pit on Lap 24, swapping his softs for mediums in a tardy five-second stop due to a sticking rear-left tyre, with Verstappen pitting two laps later, releasing Hamilton and Russell into the lead. While Verstappen continued to edge away from Hamilton up front, Perez sat around six seconds off the lead, and Russell 7.5s, as Sainz and Leclerc settled into a quiet race of their own – the Ferraris struggling to live with the pace of the Red Bull and Mercedes machines. When the lights went out and the 71-lap race roared into life, Verstappen made a clean getaway to defend from the Mercedes drivers off the line and down to Turn 1, before Hamilton pounced on Russell in the middle of the first chicane to take P2. Intriguingly, Verstappen and Perez opted for soft tyres to attack the run of more than 800 metres to Turn 1, with Russell and Hamilton going for mediums – meaning there would be an array of strategic permutations to keep an eye on as the encounter developed. Russell was also unhappy with his strategy, repeatedly asking Mercedes to pit again and ditch the hard tyres, which failed to bring the race back to the Silver Arrows in the closing stages – a stop for softs with two laps to run at least yielding the fastest lap.

Max Verstappen took a commanding victory at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez ahead of Mercedes Lewis Hamilton.

The [Mercedes](/formula-1-teams/mercedes) of George Russell at the start of the race and hold the position to take a podium in front of his home crowd. The Dutchman prevailed in a battle of pit strategy to beat Hamilton to the victory.

Max Verstappen made history Sunday by holding off Lewis Hamilton to win the Mexico Grand Prix in Mexico City. With the victory, Verstappen now has 14 wins ...

9 and again at the United States Grand Prix last weekend. The 25-year-old was victorious at the Japan Grand Prix on Oct. Hamilton could be heard on his radio multiple times complaining about his tires, while Verstappen was in cruise control and had a lead of over 10 seconds for nearly the entire second half of the race.

Lewis Hamilton challenges early but finishes second as he rues the choice of tires made by Mercedes.

"Wow, what a season," Verstappen said at the finish, becoming the first driver to convert pole position into the top step on the podium in the past four Grands Prix at Mexico. Thought to be running a two-stop strategy, Red Bull Racing pulled of a one-stop strategy, too, in delivering a record 14th win on the season for Verstappen and a third-place spot for Perez. Holding one hand was Red Bull Racing, who looked to be using a two-stop strategy with pole-sitter Max Verstappen and hometown favorite Sergio Perez.

The seven-time World Champion ended Sunday's race from the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriquez in second place, crossing the line behind Red Bull's Max Verstappen, who ...

It was OK in the first stint, but that Hard tyre was just an offset. I’m not sure it was the right tyre in the end. “I was so close in that first stint,” Hamilton commented.

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Valtteri Bottas believes that he can hang on and score a good result in the Formula 1 Mexico City Grand Prix after qualifying a “surprising” sixth.

OPIONION: Max Verstappen hunted down and defeated Lewis Hamilton in last weekend’s US Grand Prix at Austin – in scenes that were very 2021 after Red Bull botched his second stop. With Red Bull at the top, Ferrari losing its edge, and Mercedes still in recovery, hopes of a two- or three-way battle for 2023 look increasingly slim No Mexican driver since has had the potential to win their home grand prix, but Sergio Perez aims to change that - as OLEG KARPOV discovers.

Toto Wolff believes the Mexican Grand Prix feels like Mercedes' best chance yet of winning a Formula 1 race this season, starting from second and third on ...

With Red Bull at the top, Ferrari losing its edge, and Mercedes still in recovery, hopes of a two- or three-way battle for 2023 look increasingly slim No Mexican driver since has had the potential to win their home grand prix, but Sergio Perez aims to change that - as OLEG KARPOV discovers But, as MAURICE HAMILTON explains, it had to be done in secret…

Ferrari's Charles Leclerc fears a “nightmare” Sunday at the Formula 1 Mexico City Grand Prix after experiencing engine and DRS issues in qualifying.

OPIONION: Max Verstappen hunted down and defeated Lewis Hamilton in last weekend’s US Grand Prix at Austin – in scenes that were very 2021 after Red Bull botched his second stop. With Red Bull at the top, Ferrari losing its edge, and Mercedes still in recovery, hopes of a two- or three-way battle for 2023 look increasingly slim No Mexican driver since has had the potential to win their home grand prix, but Sergio Perez aims to change that - as OLEG KARPOV discovers.

Haas drivers Mick Schumacher and Kevin Magnussen finished in p16 and p17 respectively. Both were running at the end of the race. “Today, our car just didn't ...

There are so many opportunities, we scored points in the last race but today isn’t what we wanted, so we’ll move on to the next one.” “We knew the pace was there yesterday but it wasn’t there today, there wasn’t anything wrong with the strategy or anything in that sense. “I had the medium and then soft tire on for the race, which could’ve given us some opportunities, but we were a bit too far off to really do much. Magnussen began the race in 19th on medium tires, having been relegated four places from where he qualified due to an engine change. That was our pace and we have to live with it today. Schumacher came into the pits on lap 25 for Yellow medium tires and brought his Haas VF-22 home in 16th position.

Lewis Hamilton challenged early but finished second as he expressed displeasure with the choice of tires made by Mercedes.

"Wow, what a season," Verstappen said at the finish, becoming the first driver to convert pole position into the top step on the podium in the past four Grands Prix at Mexico. Thought to be running a two-stop strategy, Red Bull Racing pulled of a one-stop strategy, too, in delivering a record 14th win on the season for Verstappen and a third-place spot for Perez. Holding one hand was Red Bull Racing, who looked to be using a two-stop strategy with pole-sitter Max Verstappen and hometown favorite Sergio Perez.

Max Verstappen continued his 2022 masterclass as he easily cruised to a record-breaking 14th win of the season at the Mexico City Grand Prix.

As Leclerc put it in the team’s recap, “It was a lonely race. One of their biggest weaknesses this season has been the cars’ drag, and with the high elevation in Mexico City, Mercedes saw a drastic increase in performance. While the season started rocky as Hamilton struggled and Russell maintained a top five finish streak up until Silverstone, the Silver Arrows started to perform in tandem, making incremental gains. While the driver and constructors’ world championships may be complete after a Verstappen-Red Bull sweep, the battle for second remains tight. It seemed like Hamilton would be set to cruise while time would tell for Verstappen’s mediums, but it became evident that the hard tires were not a good option. Ricciardo was dealt a 10-second penalty and faced with the task of creating enough of a buffer to opponents around him to lessen the blow. Red Bull began on the softs while Mercedes opted for mediums, and while Verstappen had a hold on the lead into the first corner, Hamilton wasn’t letting his rival sneak away so easily. While he embodied his old form, Ricciardo reconfirmed to Sky Sports F1 that he “won’t be on the grid behind a wheel” in 2023 despite one seat still unconfirmed. He added, “I feel like a bit of time away from a race seat will do me good, and then try to rebuild on something for 2024. However, he made clumsy contact with Yuki Tsunoda as the AlphaTauri driver turned in to take the apex as Ricciardo lunged. He leads the drivers’ standings by a whopping 416 points, setting the record for the most points recorded in a single season. The single-season win mark is just one of the many records the 25-year-old has broken in his eight-season Formula One career.

Max Verstappen scored a record 14th race win of the 2022 Formula 1 World Championship season in Sunday's Mexican Grand Prix at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez ...

OPIONION: Max Verstappen hunted down and defeated Lewis Hamilton in last weekend’s US Grand Prix at Austin – in scenes that were very 2021 after Red Bull botched his second stop. With Red Bull at the top, Ferrari losing its edge, and Mercedes still in recovery, hopes of a two- or three-way battle for 2023 look increasingly slim No Mexican driver since has had the potential to win their home grand prix, but Sergio Perez aims to change that - as OLEG KARPOV discovers.

Mercedes is unsure that following Daniel Ricciardo's medium-to-soft tyre strategy would have been enough to beat Max Verstappen to Formula 1 victory in ...

With Red Bull at the top, Ferrari losing its edge, and Mercedes still in recovery, hopes of a two- or three-way battle for 2023 look increasingly slim No Mexican driver since has had the potential to win their home grand prix, but Sergio Perez aims to change that - as OLEG KARPOV discovers But full credit must go to the reigning world champion and his Red Bull squad for masterminding a thumping performance, along with a handful of other critical factors which worked in their favour

When Daniel Ricciardo picked up a 10-second time penalty for a clumsy contact with Yuki Tsunoda, his chances of points in Mexico looked slim.

Max Verstappen - 12% Daniel Ricciardo - 24.4% When Daniel Ricciardo picked up a 10-second time penalty for a clumsy contact with Yuki Tsunoda, his chances of points in Mexico looked slim.

While the Mexico Grand Prix was an absolute snore fest of an F1 race, fans were blown away by Daniel Ricciardo's racing after he picked up a 10-second ...

This not only got him points, but made the resulting 10-second penalty entirely useless with him still ending the race in the same position with it applied. But this didn't stop the Aussie as he raced further, eventually finishing in P7 after starting in P11. [Mexico Grand Prix](https://f1fall.com/news/f1-news-george-russell-looks-to-fight-for-victory-in-mexico-jd22/) was an absolute snore fest of an F1 race, fans were blown away by Daniel Ricciardo's racing after he picked up a 10-second penalty.

Max Verstappen dominated to a record-breaking 14th Formula 1 win of the season at the Mexican Grand Prix, fending off a spirited challenge from Lewis ...

With Red Bull at the top, Ferrari losing its edge, and Mercedes still in recovery, hopes of a two- or three-way battle for 2023 look increasingly slim No Mexican driver since has had the potential to win their home grand prix, but Sergio Perez aims to change that - as OLEG KARPOV discovers But full credit must go to the reigning world champion and his Red Bull squad for masterminding a thumping performance, along with a handful of other critical factors which worked in their favour

Daniel Ricciardo says he 'didn't plan' to launch an overtaking move on Yuki Tsunoda when they clashed during Formula 1's Mexican Grand Prix.

With Red Bull at the top, Ferrari losing its edge, and Mercedes still in recovery, hopes of a two- or three-way battle for 2023 look increasingly slim No Mexican driver since has had the potential to win their home grand prix, but Sergio Perez aims to change that - as OLEG KARPOV discovers. But full credit must go to the reigning world champion and his Red Bull squad for masterminding a thumping performance, along with a handful of other critical factors which worked in their favour.

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen finished in first place at the Mexican Grand Prix to claim his record-setting 14th win of the season on Sunday.

It’s been an incredible year so far. “An incredible result. The 25-year-old’s 14th victory of the season allows him to pass Michael Schumacher and Sebastian Vettel for the most in a single season in Formula 1 history.

Lewis Hamilton was focusing on the positives despite missing out on his first victory of the season in the Mexico City Grand Prix, as he crossed the line ...

I think the race pace was generally quite good it was just; we were offset on tyres most of the time.” “The upgrade really, really worked in the last race. So, I think ultimately, we should have been on the softs. When asked if Mercedes should have started on the soft, Hamilton said: “I think so. So, when both Red Bulls and everyone behind took their tyres off I thought shoot.” When I was on the medium tyre there wasn’t really any degradation when they pulled me in.

Daniel Ricciardo says he 'didn't plan' to launch an overtaking move on Yuki Tsunoda when they clashed during Formula 1's Mexican Grand Prix.

With Red Bull at the top, Ferrari losing its edge, and Mercedes still in recovery, hopes of a two- or three-way battle for 2023 look increasingly slim No Mexican driver since has had the potential to win their home grand prix, but Sergio Perez aims to change that - as OLEG KARPOV discovers. But full credit must go to the reigning world champion and his Red Bull squad for masterminding a thumping performance, along with a handful of other critical factors which worked in their favour.

Although this year's edition of the Formula 1 race in Mexico was hardly a classic, there were lots of significant threads tied up off-track as the cost cap ...

With Red Bull at the top, Ferrari losing its edge, and Mercedes still in recovery, hopes of a two- or three-way battle for 2023 look increasingly slim But full credit must go to the reigning world champion and his Red Bull squad for masterminding a thumping performance, along with a handful of other critical factors which worked in their favour. Although this year's edition of the Formula 1 race in Mexico was hardly a classic, there were lots of significant threads tied up off-track as the cost cap furore reached a resolution.

The Milton Keynes-based team is reportedly blocking access to the world champ and Christian Horner after this year's coverage.

Grand Prix, It’s Clear F1 Has Its Foot on the Gas in the States](https://www.si.com/formula1/2022/10/27/us-grand-prix-formula-1-future-circuit-of-the-americas) [Red Bull’s Constructors’ Title Was a Perfect Tribute to Late Owner](https://www.si.com/formula1/2022/10/25/max-verstappen-red-bull-constructors-title-win-tribute-mateschitz) race provided an interesting script in the context of the 2021 title fight, adding that Lewis Hamilton was “robbed” of the championship. It would have been had Lewis Hamilton won but he didn’t, it was Max Verstappen, and with it, we should celebrate Red Bull winning their fifth world constructors’ championship.” “But that’s not the way the script turned out today, was it? [De Telegraaf](https://www.telegraaf.nl/sport/1112823410/max-verstappen-boycot-britse-televisiepartij-in-mexico), comes after Sky Sports pundit Ted Kravitz’s comments in his “Ted’s Notebook” show following the U.S. He was discussing Brad Pitt being in the paddock while planning for the upcoming Formula One film, and Kravitz discussed how the U.S.

The Red Bull driver, who wrapped up his second world title in Japan, also broke the record for most points in a season (Lewis Hamilton scored 413 in 2019) as he ...

[READ MORE: 'I obviously wanted more' – Perez disappointed to miss out on home victory in Mexico after P3 finish](https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.i-obviously-wanted-more-perez-disappointed-to-miss-out-on-home-victory-in.3qvUMouOBrFLSGzl1IB4Bb.html) His collision with Tsunoda aside, this was one of Daniel Ricciardo’s finest performances of the year. Max Verstappen continued his stunning form as he snatched the record for most wins in a season at the Mexico City Grand Prix. It was only his second points finish in the last eight races and a stark reminder that on his day, Ricciardo still has what it takes to compete at the highest level in F1. He was able to claw his way into the points and up to seventh, before building a lead big enough to negate his 10-second penalty for the collision with Tsunoda. His DNF meant McLaren close to within seven points in the fight for P4 in the championship with two races to go. It was Tsunoda’s fifth retirement of the season and with team mate Pierre Gasly failing to score, too, it dented the Italian squad’s hopes of challenging Haas for P8 in the constructors’. Second was his eighth podium of the season and second P2 in a row, helping him move into fifth in the drivers’ championship, 15 points adrift of Mercedes team mate George Russell. They are now just 40 points clear of Mercedes with two races to go in the fight for second in the constructors’ championship. While it was Sainz’s best finish in Mexico – and the first time he has got beyond the second lap since Singapore – this was a disappointing performance from the Scuderia, who were never in the hunt for a podium, let alone a win. Ferrari finished fifth and sixth in Mexico through Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc for the second year in a row, though this time it was Sainz who finished ahead. His triumph tied Red Bull’s team record of 19 consecutive races on the podium (set across 2010-2011) and was the first win for a pole-sitter in Mexico for five years.