Introduction
Max Verstappen scored a dominant victory on the 2023 Formula 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 Turn 1. However, on the identical 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 Turn 8 midway by way of. The Dane was okay as he jumped out of the automobile, however the ensuing harm to his automobile and the barrier pressured the pink flags to be waved.
At the next restart, Verstappen saved a maintain of the lead, with Hamilton – on the mediums – overtaking Leclerc for second just a few 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 excellent 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 formidable weekend for him and AlphaTauri to take seventh.
The different 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 residence 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 underneath 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 at all times, since Formula 1 returned to Mexico, the environment at this race was superb, regardless of the untimely retirement of crowd favorite Sergio Perez. On the tyre entrance, we noticed how monitor 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 alternative of becoming the Medium have been capable of profit from it after they might assault with it with out the lap occasions dropping off in the 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 Safety Car meant he made his second pit cease with out dropping place, on condition that his rivals have been simply making their scheduled stops. As is commonly the case with a driver on high type, luck appears to need to assist him out nonetheless additional.
How the race was received from the tyre perspective:
The race was run within the highest temperatures seen all weekend, the monitor 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 (Hard), Albon (Hard) and Norris (Soft). Once 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 vehicles. 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 Safety Car and the pink flag that adopted due to Magnussen’s crash made it extra difficult to find out which might be the quickest technique, additionally as a result of the race was now virtually divided into two elements. The monitor 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 can have the selection of the next compounds: the C2 as P Zero White arduous, the C3 as P Zero Yellow medium and the C4 as P Zero Red comfortable. The Brazilian weekend can also be the ultimate one of many season run to the Sprint format, with qualifying for the race on Friday afternoon and Saturday given over totally to the Shootout and Sprint.
2023 Formula 1 Mexican Grand Prix Race Results
| Pos | No | Driver | Country | Team | Time | Points | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1 | Max Verstappen | Netherlands | Red Bull Racing | 1:35:21.362 | 25 | 466 |
| DQ | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Great Britain | Mercedes-AMG Petronas | +2.225s | 0 | 201 |
| 2. | 4 | Lando Norris | Great Britain | Mclaren Racing | +10.730s | 18 | 159 |
| 3. | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Spain | Scuderia Ferrari | +15.134s | 15 | 171 |
| 4. | 11 | Sergio Perez | Mexico | Red Bull Racing | +18.460s | 12 | 240 |
| DQ | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Monaco | Scuderia Ferrari | +24.662s | 0 | 151 |
| 5. | 63 | George Russell | Great Britain | Mercedes-AMG Petronas | +24.999s | 10 | 143 |
| 6. | 10 | Pierre Gasly | France | Alpine F1 Team | +47.996s | 8 | 56 |
| 7. | 18 | Lance Stroll | Canada | Aston Martin F1 Team | +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 Team | +89.904s | 0 | 9 |
| 12. | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Finland | Alfa Romeo F1 Team | +98.601s | 0 | 10 |
| 13. | 24 | Zhou Guanyu | China | Alfa Romeo F1 Team | +1 lap | 0 | 6 |
| 14. | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | Denmark | Haas F1 Team | +1 lap | 0 | 3 |
| 15. | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Australia | Scuderia AlphaTauri | +1 lap | 0 | 0 |
| NC | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Spain | Aston Martin F1 Team | +49.032s | DNF | 183 |
| NC | 81 | Oscar Piastri | Australia | McLaren Racing | +4.833s | DNF | 83 |
| NC | 31 | Esteban Ocon | France | Alpine F1 Team | +62.390s | DNF | 44 |
2023 Constructor Standings
| Pos | Picture | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |
Red Bull Racing | 731 |
| 2. |  |
Mercedes-AMG F1 Team | 371 |
| 3. |  |
Scuderia Ferrari | 349 |
| 4. |  |
McLaren Racing | 256 |
| 5. |  |
Aston Martin F1 Team | 236 |
| 6. |  |
Alpine F1 Team | 101 |
| 7. |  |
Williams Racing | 28 |
| 8. |  |
Scuderia AlphaTauri | 16 |
| 9. |  |
Alfa Romeo Racing | 16 |
| 10. |  |
Haas F1 Team | 12 |
Here are the team-by-team highlights:
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