Verstappen breaks document with 2022 F1 Mexican Grand Prix win

Purple Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen cruised to victory on Sunday on the 2022 Method 1 Mexican Grand Prix, which was held at Mexico Metropolis’s Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez.

The win was Verstappen’s 14th this season, a brand new document because it eclipsed the 13 wins achieved first by Michael Schumacher in 2004 after which once more by Sebastian Vettel in 2013. Like Verstappen, Vettel additionally achieved his document driving for Purple Bull.

Mercedes-Benz AMG’s Lewis Hamilton completed second in Mexico, 15 seconds behind Verstappen, whereas third place went to Purple Bull’s Sergio Perez, who completed some 18 seconds behind his teammate.

Verstappen began the race on the pole place, with Mercedes’ George Russell on the entrance and Hamilton and Perez instantly behind. Verstappen made a clear begin and was by no means actually challenged from there, shedding the lead place solely briefly following his sole pit cease. There was extra motion between Russell and Hamilton early on, with Hamilton managing to get forward of his teammate firstly and Perez offering stress on each.

Perez was first of the leaders to pit, stopping on lap 24. His group had an issue becoming the rear left tire, nonetheless, and he was held up for 5 seconds, finally rejoining in sixth. Verstappen then stopped on the next lap, rejoining the race in third behind the 2 Mercedes drivers. Verstappen quickly retook the lead when Hamilton made a pit cease on lap 29, with Russell following on lap 34.

Russell finally crossed the end line in fourth, adopted by Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc in fifth and sixth.

The race featured little drama, although McLaren’s Daniel Ricciardo tipped the AlphaTauri of Yuki Tsunoda into the air on lap 51 with an aggressive wheel-to-wheel transfer, which led to Tsunoda retiring from the injury and Ricciardo receiving a 10-second penalty. Alpine’s Fernando Alonso additionally steered off observe with an influence unit subject on lap 66, which purchased out the digital security automobile although there was no change to the order.

Following the weekend’s motion, 2022 title winner Verstappen’s Drivers’ Championship tally has grown to 416 factors. Perez has moved as much as second with 280 factors, and Leclerc is now in third with 275 factors. Within the Constructors’ Championship, Purple Bull has already gained it with 696 factors, versus the 487 factors of Ferrari and 447 of Mercedes. The subsequent race on the calendar is the Brazilian Grand Prix on Nov. 13.

Beneath are the complete outcomes from the 2022 Method 1 Mexican Grand Prix:

1) Max Verstappen, Purple Bull Racing
2) Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes-Benz AMG +15.186 seconds
3) Sergio Perez, Purple Bull Racing +18.097 seconds
4) George Russell, Mercedes-Benz AMG +49.431 seconds
5) Carlos Sainz, Ferrari +58.123 seconds
6) Charles Leclerc, Ferrari +68.774 seconds
7) Daniel Ricciardo, McLaren +1 lap
8) Esteban Ocon, Alpine +1 lap
9) Lando Norris, McLaren +1 lap
10) Valtteri Bottas, Alfa Romeo +1 lap
11) Pierre Gasly, AlphaTauri +1 lap
12) Alex Albon, Williams +1 lap
13) Zhou Guanyu, Alfa Romeo +1 lap
14) Sebastian Vettel, Aston Martin +1 lap
15) Lance Stroll, Aston Martin +1 lap
16) Mick Schumacher, Haas +1 lap
17) Kevin Magnussen, Haas +1 lap
18) Nicholas Latifi, Williams +2 laps
NC) Fernando Alonso, Alpine – DNF
NC) Yuki Tsunoda, AlphaTauri – DNF