Verstappen makes history in Mexico and Alonso confirms Aston Martin ‘sinked’

It wasn’t easy. He started from second behind the Ferraris. Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz. He clearly surpassed them. And just when I thought I was victorious on the track, I saw a red flag after a grisly crash. MagnussenIt forced him to make a double effort to win a race that started for 35 laps. He was the best despite the abuse he was subjected to lewis hamilton In the final laps, we repeat the scenario from last Sunday at Circuit of the Americas.

This time, Max walked away with more leverage than the Mercedes driver and crossed the finish line with a time of more than 14 seconds over Hamilton. Charles Leclerc completed the podium with Carlos Sainz is in fourth place. Lando Norris He closed the last top five after a magnificent fight with Russell, It resulted in a twelve-place comeback. Alonso and Stroll They retired on another disastrous Sunday for Aston Martin.

Checo’s critical exit and knockout

Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez poses a challenge at the beginning because the distance between the traffic lights and the first stop is almost 800 meters. As long as everyone who can connects with the current and reaches the bend.

Leclerc retained pole position For the second time in a row, he had the opportunity to break a disastrous statistic: 17 of 22 pole positions did not translate into victory. With Carlos Sainz is after him Ferrari, which was in second place after Verstappen, showed that everything was going well.

But the two Red Bulls made a great start and “sandwiched” Leclerc to a stop, while Sainz fell behind. Checo collided laterally with the Monegasque and was knocked out in the first round.. A real jug of cold water for the Mexican and his enthusiastic fans.

Verstappen, who won in Mexico in 2021, finished thirdtook advantage of the confusion to escape after the first VC. While Leclerc and Sainz soon lost sight of him, Ricciardo became an unlikely ally of Ferrarri, blocking Hamilton’s progress with Mercedes.

Aston Martin has settled firmly into this drama with an unpredictable and increasingly less competitive car. Stroll was forced to start from pitlane for the second consecutive year after the Silverstone team broke ‘parc fermé’ after qualifying to replace several parts of his car. Alonso started thirteenth but had dropped to the back of the grid after less than ten laps.He was even surpassed by his partner. And from here the return was fruitless.

Hamilton-Sainz’s pulse

The defense lasted eleven rounds. Ricciardo. Hamilton, who had the fastest lap and was hungry for a podium after being disqualified and losing second place in the USA, passed the Australian like a ‘missile’ and went after Leclerc and Sainz, who had no DRS and was starting to suffer. Resisting British oppression.

Red Bull called Verstappen pitted after 20 laps and Leclerc ‘inherited’ interim leadership sainz He lost half a second per lap to the ruthless Hamilton. The seven-time Mercedes champion took the bait by faking a stop to attempt an undercut. Ferrari did not fall into the trap and the fight continued on the track.

Verstappen He was ‘flying’ on new hard tyres, gaining two seconds per lap from the Ferraris to regain control of the race. It didn’t cost him much. Sainz did not resist and Leclerc was unable to stop the three-time champion’s RB19 with a much faster pace on the Hermanos Rodríguez circuit at 2,200 meters altitude. Carlos stopped on lap 31 and then moved back to fourth. Hamilton. The Monegasque did it once again, losing first place to Max but retaining second place.

‘Awesome’ accident and recovery

When the race seems to have stabilized, Kevin Magnussen He created a huge scare by crashing violently into the barriers on the fastest part of the Mexican circuit, destroying his Haas and the guards, causing a red flag to be issued to repair and clear them, fortunately without any physical consequences for himself. piece.

Start turned left after 30 minutes Verstappen ahead, after Leclerc, Hamilton, Sainz and Ricciardo. All had hard tyres, except Mercedes, which chose a different strategy with medium tyres. The Dutchman resisted Leclerc’s attack and he had to contain the very aggressive Lewis, while Sainz moved out and Russell took up position against Ricciardo.

Fernando Alonso It confirmed the Aston Martin debacle and was abandoned for the second time in a row. And soon he became her partner Stroll The person who had to remove his car.

Mercedes in attack positionRussell’s attack posed double threat for Ferraris Sainz and Hamilton print Leclerc. The seven-time champion moved into second place and, as in Austin, Verstappen approached the race conclusion with the W14 in the rearview mirror.

However, Mercedes’ speed was not enough to stop the driver and the car that overwhelmingly dominated the season.As reflected by Max’s 16 wins in 19 grand prix.