Verstappen cruises to record-breaking Mexican GP win ahead of Hamilton and Leclerc
Max Verstappen broke his own record for the most victories in a single season by winning the Mexican Grand Prix ahead of Lewis Hamilton and the two Ferraris.
Mexican GP
Race Results
Pos No. Driver Team Model Laps Time Gap Pts
1 1 Max Verstappen Red Bull RB19 71 2:02:30.814s - 25
2 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes W14 71 2:02:44.689s 13.875s 19
3 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari SF-23 71 2:02:53.938s 23.124s 15
4 55 Carlos Sainz Ferrari SF-23 71 2:02:57.968s 27.154s 12
5 4 Lando Norris McLaren-Mercedes MCL60 71 2:03:04.080s 33.266s 10
6 63 George Russell Mercedes W14 71 2:03:11.834s 41.020s 8
7 3 Daniel Ricciardo AlphaTauri-RedBull AT04 71 2:03:12.384s 41.570s 6
8 81 Oscar Piastri McLaren-Mercedes MCL60 71 2:03:13.918s 43.104s 4
9 23 Alex Albon Williams-Mercedes FW45 71 2:03:19.387s 48.573s 2
10 31 Esteban Ocon Alpine-Renault A523 71 2:03:33.693s 62.879s 1
11 10 Pierre Gasly Alpine-Renault A523 71 2:03:37.022s 66.208s
12 22 Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri-RedBull AT04 71 2:03:49.796s 78.982s
13 27 Nico Hulkenberg Haas-Ferrari VF-23 71 2:03:51.123s 80.309s
14 24 Zhou Guanyu Alfa Romeo-Ferrari C43 71 2:03:52.490s 81.676s
15 77 Valtteri Bottas Alfa Romeo-Ferrari C43 71 2:03:56.411s 85.597s
dnf 2 Logan Sargeant Williams-Mercedes FW45 70 1 Lap
dnf 18 Lance Stroll Aston Martin-Mercedes AMR23 66 5 Laps
dnf 14 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin-Mercedes AMR23 47 24 Laps
dnf 20 Kevin Magnussen Haas-Ferrari VF-23 31 40 Laps
dnf 11 Sergio Perez Red Bull RB19 1 70 Laps
Fastest Lap: Lewis Hamilton 1:21.334s
Here is the World Standings after the Mexican GP:
World Championships Standings
Driver Standings
Pos Driver Pts
1 Max Verstappen 491
2 Sergio Perez 240
3 Lewis Hamilton 220
4 Carlos Sainz Jnr 183
5 Fernando Alonso 183
6 Lando Norris 169
7 Charles Leclerc 166
8 George Russell 151
9 Oscar Piastri 87
10 Pierre Gasly 56
11 Lance Stroll 53
12 Esteban Ocon 45
13 Alexander Albon 27
14 Valtteri Bottas 10
15 Nico Hulkenberg 9
16 Yuki Tsunoda 8
17 Daniel Ricciardo 6
18 Zhou Guanyu 6
19 Kevin Magnussen 3
20 Liam Lawson 2
21 Logan Sargeant 1
22 Nyck de Vries 0
Constructor Standings
Pos Team Pts
1 Red Bull 731
2 Mercedes 371
3 Ferrari 349
4 McLaren 256
5 Aston Martin 236
6 Alpine 101
7 Williams 28
8 AlphaTauri 16
9 Alfa Romeo 16
10 Haas 12
Sainz found it “weird” he didn’t improve his time with final qualifying lap
Carlos Sainz Jnr has been puzzled by his Ferrari’s performance throughout the Mexican Grand Prix weekend so far, including when he put it on the front row of the grid.
Performance “just seemed to fall away from us” in qualifying – Verstappen
Max Verstappen said he wasn’t able to find enough time from session to session in qualifying to prevent the Ferrari drivers from pushing him off the front row of the grid.
Pole position advantage important to keep car cool – Leclerc
Charles Leclerc says starting the Mexican Grand Prix from pole position should give the extra advantage of making it easier to keep his car cool in the hot conditions.
Loss of pace in qualifying was same as in practice – Albon
Alexander Albon said Williams need to scrutinise how changes in conditions affect their car following the team’s reversals in form in Mexico.
‘Not just Daniel that wants my seat’ says Perez after Ricciardo’s star turn in Mexico
Sergio Perez conceded the driver who many suspect Red Bull favour to replace him in the future produced a “tremendous lap” by out-qualifying him on Saturday.
Mexican Grand Prix red-flagged after heavy crash for Magnussen
The Mexican Grand Prix was stopped shortly before half-distance after a heavy crash for Kevin Magnussen.
Perez made “best start of the year” and “just went for it” in first-lap crash
Sergio Perez says he had to take his chance to grab the lead of the race when he crashed out at the start of the Mexican Grand Prix.
Verstappen hails “incredible season” after breaking wins record
Max Verstappen said Red Bull’s season has been “incredible” after setting a new record for winning the most races in a single year.
Leclerc insists he “had nowhere to go” in first-lap clash which put Perez out
Charles Leclerc insisted that he could do little to avoid contact with Sergio Perez after a turn one clash put the Mexican driver out of his home grand prix.
Hamilton “pressed every button on the steering wheel” to pull off pass on Leclerc
Lewis Hamilton said he had to wring every drop of power out of his car to pass Charles Leclerc as they were “very slow” on the straights.
Perez’s turn one gamble understandable at his home grand prix – Verstappen
Max Verstappen says he understands why his team mate made a risky move to take the lead of his home race at the first corner.
Leclerc avoids penalty over loose front wing endplate after Perez contact
The Mexican Grand Prix stewards have cleared Ferrari of leaving Charles Leclerc’s car in an unsafe condition when his front wing was damaged in a collision with Sergio Perez.
Alonso insists ‘2023 still a good season even if we don’t finish another race’
Fernando Alonso insisted he is not frustrated by Aston Martin’s recent downturn in form after retiring again from the Mexican Grand Prix.
Bottas falls to 15th after time penalty for Stroll clash
Valtteri Bottas has been hit with a five second post-race time penalty by the stewards for colliding with Lance Stroll late in the Mexican Grand Prix.
Norris says rivals need ‘more self awareness’ after ‘avoiding extremely big crashes’
Lando Norris said some of his rivals showed poor awareness of other cars during the restart in yesterday’s Mexican Grand Prix.
Ricciardo would have passed me if the race had lasted another lap – Russell
George Russell doubts he would have held on to sixth place if the Mexican Grand Prix had lasted another lap.
Leclerc was not to blame for crash, Perez tells fans after booing
Sergio Perez told his fans not to blame Charles Leclerc for the collision which ended his race after the Ferrari driver was booed during the podium ceremony at the Mexican Grand Prix.
Gasly’s race ruined by “worst possible timing in terms of red flags”
Pierre Gasly said the timing of the red flag during the Mexican Grand Prix couldn’t have been worse for his race.