Max Verstappenwhich was declared world champion in japan Compete now to make history on October 9th. The one from Red Bull imposed his own law and won the victory at the Mexican Grand Prix. 14th win of the season situation that no one can handle. This is exactly what the Dutchman, who managed to stand out with this result, needed. highest paid driver on the same trackAfter equaling the record shared by Michael Schumacher (2004) and Sebastian Vettel (2013) in Austin.

Inside strategy race and much less intense than the previous one in the United States, Verstappen, who started pole position for the sixth time this year, suffered less than expected against Mercedes who wasted their most obvious opportunity to take their first win of the year. Facing Ferrari’s helplessness on a track at an altitude of 2,000 meters and nothing in line with the characteristics of the F1-75, hamilton Y Russell they failed to get the two-time champion in troubleHe made his way onto the podium, dominating from start to finish, along with local hero Sergio Pérez, seven-time British champion and third-place finisher. carlos sainzfinished fifth without options Y Fernando Alonso fired earlyamid complaints, he ruined his race with five laps left after a new technical problem: “Unbelievable, what a season we had”.

maximum, under pressure

Again Expecting ‘confusion’ in outputConsidering 811 meters to the first corner, one of the longest distances in World Championship circuits, nothing happened. Verstappen maintained pole position without airflow and quickly landed in the middles thanks to his dedication to softs, the same compound chosen by Ferrari as opposed to the mids originally used by the two Mercedes.

Hamilton and also the very aggressive ‘Checo’ position on the first lap won from Russell, while fifth Sainz retained his advantage with Leclerc and were motivated behind them. Fernando Alonso moved up from ninth to seventh in the center Pirelli as wellHe took advantage of Bottas’ terrible exit.

Hamilton was still the only one to challenge Verstappen with a fast lap in the first stages of a very long race (71 laps). Leclerc didn’t have Sainz’s beat.

tires, keys

this performance of soft tire surprisedDespite the high temperatures in Mexico City, where the first stops started later than expected. Pérez had a slow pit stop that made things more complicated to the desperation of his followers. 400,000 fans filling the stands Hermanos Rodriguez Autodrome dedicated to the Guadalajara pilot.

Verstappen stopped to return to the track one lap after his teammate (25). Hamilton temporarily took the lead with high expectations for the end of the race as long as he was able to complete the race. one stop plan.

Ferrari fails again at the pit stop De Sainz and Mercedes called Hamilton first, who had a tough time on the last 41 laps. Russell came in hard again, five laps later. A strategy that takes two stops and waits for Verstappen to fail. Alonso took the opportunity to delay the pit stop as much as possible. approaching the last 30 laps equally hard. pushed up the spanish your engine Alp he said enough and the fifth leave of the year was completed.

‘Mad’ Max stubbornly continued, continued its leadership until the end with its excellent tire management. There are two big prizes left for the season to end, Brazil and Abu Dhabi, and if the trend continues, the champion’s greed could lead him to raise his ERA record to 16 wins. Great news for him and Red Bull, but it is undoubtedly far from what F1 had dreamed of, but it failed to achieve its goal of making a more competitive World Cup with minimal differences.