The Formula 1 Mexican Grand Prix started with everything as the two Mercedes drivers, Valtteri Bottas (started from pole position) and Lewis hamilton they fought for the first position, but before reaching the first corner Max verstappen (Red Bull) He passed them both through the opposite sector and captured the leadership of the race that takes place at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez.
On the long 800-meter straight on the Aztec stage, Bottas cared much more for Hamilton than for Verstappen, who managed to get his car to have suction (N. of the R: when the car in front has all the turbulence due to the entrance of air, he loses speed and the one who goes behind approaches him) on the car of the Englishman who he surpassed when he reached the first corner.
In that variation on the right Bottas was touched by Daniel Ricciardo (McLaren) who lost part of his front wing while the Finn was at the back of the pack, went through the pits and when he returned to the track he placed 18th.
Then Verstappen set a great pace and took more than three seconds out of Hamilton. The expectation grew among the fans who filled the circuit as the two championship leaders are ahead in the race.
Then the Dutchman widened the gap with the British and in the 22nd turn he managed to take 7.8 seconds from him, who in turn began to feel the attack of the other Red Bull rider, Sergio “Checo” Pérez, accompanied by all his fans.
Hamilton could do little in the following rounds as Verstappen reached take 8.5 seconds to 10 seconds on lap 30, when the Briton entered the pits to change his tires. They put the hard compound on him and he bet on reaching the end with those compounds.
Three laps later it was Verstappen’s turn to stop (he also put on hard tires) who was left as a guard for the local credit, Checo Pérez. Red Bull’s strategy was for the Dutchman to regain the lead when the Mexican completes his stoppage in the pits, something he did on the 41st lap.
When Max took the lead again, the distance with Lewis was 9.4 seconds, notwithstanding the good pace that the seven-time world champion tried to have, whose morale was hit again when on lap 43rd the difference between the first and second was 10.3 seconds.
With 20 laps to go, Verstappen’s pace was hell and he got 13.3 seconds out of Hamilton, who began to worry about Checo Pérez, who was also improving his lap times and getting closer to the Briton.
In the last ten laps Hamilton had no chance to get close to Verstappen whose triumph ninth win of the season It was formalized after getting the leadership with that great game where from third place he jumped to the top of the race.
In the epilogue, Checo Pérez could not lower the second difference against Hamilton, who could finish second in front of the other pilo
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WORLD RANKING (TOP 5)
Max Verstappen 287.5 points
Lewis Hamilton 275.5 points
Valtteri Bottas 185 points
Czech Pérez 150 points
Lando Norris 149 points