Introduction
Max Verstappen scored a dominant victory on the 2023 Formulation 1 Mexican Grand Prix, taking the lead in the beginning of the race to complete forward of Lewis Hamilton, as he sealed his fifth win on the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez – and his sixteenth victory of the season.
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Verstappen lined up in third however made an outstanding begin utilizing the tow from pole-sitter Charles Leclerc as he took the lead into Flip 1. Nevertheless, on the similar nook, Leclerc collided with the fast-starting Sergio Perez, knocking the house favorite out of the race.
Leclerc was in second forward of Lewis Hamilton and Carlos Sainz when Kevin Magnussen crashed into the barrier at Flip 8 midway by. The Dane was okay as he jumped out of the automobile, however the ensuing harm to his automobile and the barrier pressured the crimson flags to be waved.
On the subsequent restart, Verstappen stored a maintain of the lead, with Hamilton – on the mediums – overtaking Leclerc for second a number of laps later. The Briton held on to the place, with Leclerc taking the ultimate spot on the rostrum forward of Sainz.
Lando Norris had an impressive restoration drive from seventeenth on the grid, as he overtook George Russell late within the affair to take fifth place. The Mercedes driver then held off the late cost of Daniel Ricciardo, who marked a powerful weekend for him and AlphaTauri to take seventh.
The opposite McLaren of Oscar Piastri survived a collision with Yuki Tsunoda to complete eighth. He took the chequered flag forward of Alex Albon, who continued to impress for Williams, with Esteban Ocon overtaking Nico Hulkenberg late within the piece to take tenth for Alpine.
Pierre Gasly adopted dwelling his Alpine teammate in eleventh, forward of the AlphaTauri of Tsunoda – who recovered from his collision with Piastri to complete twelfth – and the Haas of Hulkenberg.
Valtteri Bottas, who’s beneath investigation for colliding with Stroll within the stadium part, completed 14th forward of his Alfa Romeo teammate Zhou Guanyu in fifteenth – who was the final of the remaining runners.
Logan Sargeant retired on his remaining lap, and he was amongst 5 different drivers who did not see the chequered flag. The others have been Stroll, Magnussen, Fernando Alonso, and residential favorite Perez.
Mario Isola, Motorsport Director, Pirelli:
As all the time, since Formulation 1 returned to Mexico, the environment at this race was wonderful, regardless of the untimely retirement of crowd favorite Sergio Perez. On the tyre entrance, we noticed how observe evolution and better temperatures led to the C4 rising as the best compound general. That was significantly evident after the restart when those that went for the aggressive selection of becoming the Medium have been in a position to profit from it after they might assault with it with out the lap occasions dropping off in direction of the top, as we noticed with Hamilton and Norris, for instance.
Verstappen’s superiority meant he might select what he wished to do by way of stops, and the Security Automobile meant he made his second pit cease with out shedding place, on condition that his rivals have been simply making their scheduled stops. As is commonly the case with a driver on prime type, luck appears to need to assist him out nonetheless additional.
How the race was received from the tyre viewpoint:
The race was run within the highest temperatures seen all weekend, the observe being at 52 °C in the beginning, dropping to 45 °C on the finish. As anticipated, nearly all of the drivers selected to begin on the Medium tyre, the exceptions being Ocon (Arduous), Albon (Arduous) and Norris (Tender). As soon as the race had settled down after the battles shortly after the beginning, the primary a part of the race noticed the drivers pay shut consideration to managing their tyres and automobiles. This utilized to those that had positively opted for a one-stop race in addition to these conserving their choices open to go for a two-stop, particularly among the many leaders.
The Security Automobile and the crimson flag that adopted due to Magnussen’s crash made it extra sophisticated to find out which might be the quickest technique, additionally as a result of the race was now virtually divided into two components. The observe situation improved considerably in comparison with the beginning of the weekend, and this meant that the graining impact diminished progressively.
What’s subsequent?
The Sao Paulo Grand Prix takes place from 3 to five November on the well-known Interlagos circuit. There the groups may have the selection of the next compounds: the C2 as P Zero White exhausting, the C3 as P Zero Yellow medium and the C4 as P Zero Pink mushy. The Brazilian weekend can be the ultimate one of many season run to the Dash format, with qualifying for the race on Friday afternoon and Saturday given over solely to the Shootout and Dash.
2023 Formulation 1 Mexican Grand Prix Race Outcomes
| Pos | No | Driver | Nation | Crew | Time | Factors | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1 | Max Verstappen | Netherlands | Pink Bull Racing | 1:35:21.362 | 25 | 466 |
| DQ | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Nice Britain | Mercedes-AMG Petronas | +2.225s | 0 | 201 |
| 2. | 4 | Lando Norris | Nice Britain | Mclaren Racing | +10.730s | 18 | 159 |
| 3. | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Spain | Scuderia Ferrari | +15.134s | 15 | 171 |
| 4. | 11 | Sergio Perez | Mexico | Pink Bull Racing | +18.460s | 12 | 240 |
| DQ | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Monaco | Scuderia Ferrari | +24.662s | 0 | 151 |
| 5. | 63 | George Russell | Nice Britain | Mercedes-AMG Petronas | +24.999s | 10 | 143 |
| 6. | 10 | Pierre Gasly | France | Alpine F1 Crew | +47.996s | 8 | 56 |
| 7. | 18 | Lance Stroll | Canada | Aston Martin F1 Crew | +48.696s | 6 | 53 |
| 8. | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | Japan | Scuderia AlphaTauri | +74.385s | 5 | 8 |
| 9. | 45 | Alexander Albon | Thailand | Williams Racing | +86.714s | 2 | 25 |
| 10. | 2 | Logan Sargeant | USA | Williams Racing | +87.998s | 1 | 1 |
| 11. | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Germany | Haas F1 Crew | +89.904s | 0 | 9 |
| 12. | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Finland | Alfa Romeo F1 Crew | +98.601s | 0 | 10 |
| 13. | 24 | Zhou Guanyu | China | Alfa Romeo F1 Crew | +1 lap | 0 | 6 |
| 14. | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | Denmark | Haas F1 Crew | +1 lap | 0 | 3 |
| 15. | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Australia | Scuderia AlphaTauri | +1 lap | 0 | 0 |
| NC | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Spain | Aston Martin F1 Crew | +49.032s | DNF | 183 |
| NC | 81 | Oscar Piastri | Australia | McLaren Racing | +4.833s | DNF | 83 |
| NC | 31 | Esteban Ocon | France | Alpine F1 Crew | +62.390s | DNF | 44 |
2023 Constructor Standings
| Pos | Image | Crew | Factors |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |
Pink Bull Racing | 731 |
| 2. |  |
Mercedes-AMG F1 Crew | 371 |
| 3. |  |
Scuderia Ferrari | 349 |
| 4. |  |
McLaren Racing | 256 |
| 5. |  |
Aston Martin F1 Crew | 236 |
| 6. |  |
Alpine F1 Crew | 101 |
| 7. |  |
Williams Racing | 28 |
| 8. |  |
Scuderia AlphaTauri | 16 |
| 9. |  |
Alfa Romeo Racing | 16 |
| 10. |  |
Haas F1 Crew | 12 |
Listed below are the team-by-team highlights:
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