Max Verstappen Cruises to a Record-Breaking Victory Over Sir Lewis Hamiliton at the Mexican Grand Prix

Max Verstappen took his 14th win of the season.

Max Verstappen took a record 14th victory at the Mexican Grand Prix on Sunday to spoil hopes of a home victory for his teammate Sergio Pérez.

Verstappen finish over 10 seconds ahead of Lewis Hamilton who had very good race, however Red Bull came out on top when it came to tyre choice.

Ferrari never looked like making an impacted on the race with the lead Ferrari Carlos Sainz finishing over 20 seconds behind.

Daniel Riccardo showed a glimpse of his old self where he overcame a 10 second penalty to finish seventh to finish ahead of rivals Alpine.

Here the highlights from the race.

It is safe to say that it wasn’t the most exciting race of the year. This story of the race wasn’t about the battle on track. It was more about car and trye management. The key to the race was making the tyres last. The majority of the drivers performed a one stop race. Where the race was won or lost was dependent on what tyre you were on. The two Red Bull drivers switched from the soft to the mediums. Whereas the Mercedes drivers went form the mediums to the hard tyres. The hope for Mercedes was that the medium tyres’ pace was going to drop towards the end of the race. Yet, it never did, which allowed Verstappen to maintain a healthy lead over Hamilton. This allowed Verstappen to cement his place in history. As the Dutchman took his 14th win of the season which means he surpasses Michael Schumacher and Sebastian Vettel for the most wins in a season.

When you look at the battle for third place. It was like the battle for first place with Red Bull being on the correct tyre at the right time. Yet where it could have been different is that George Russell wanted to do a long stint on the medium tyre and then go to the soft tyre. The pit wall thought it was best to box for the hard tyre. Looking back at the race, you could argue that Russell was right. This is because when you look at Riccardo’s drive, he had a lot of pace on the soft tyre. There is no way of knowing what could of happen if they did what Russell wanted. However, it could have given him a better shot at racing his way to the podium.

The drive of the day must go to Riccardo. After a collision with Yuki Tsunoda which resulted in the AlphaTauri driver having to retire from the race.

Here is the collision

Thanks to the collision, Riccardo was given a 10 second penalty. He countered the penalty with his blistering pace on the soft tyres. He worked his way up to seventh place and pulled a 10 second gap over Esteban Ocon who was in eighth.

This shows that Riccardo has got some fight left in him. When talking to Sky Sports Riccardo address his future and whether he going to be on the grid in 2023.

"I can confidently say that I won't be on the grid behind a wheel,"

Ricciardo told Sky Sports F1 afterwards.

"But I still want to be in the sport, and I want to be working with a team still with the ambition to be back on the grid in 2024.”

"I feel like a bit of time away from a race seat will do me good, and then try to rebuild on something for 2024.”

Here is the full Interview

It’s always fantastic to have a race in Mexico, now we can look forward to a sprint weekend in Brazil.