Crimson Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen put in one other stable effort on Sunday to take the win on the 2023 Formulation 1 Mexican Grand Prix.

It was the 2023 world champion’s sixteenth win of the season, which is a brand new F1 file (Verstappen additionally held the earlier file of 15, which he set final season). The brand new file is the second set by Verstappen this season; he additionally set the file for consecutive wins, racking up a formidable 10 wins earlier within the yr.

Second place within the race held at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez went to Mercedes-Benz AMG’s Lewis Hamilton, adopted by Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc taking third.

Crimson Bull’s Sergio Perez crashed out on the primary lap, whereas McLaren’s Lando Norris drove brilliantly to complete fifth after beginning at seventeenth on the grid. One other standout efficiency got here from AlphaTauri’s Daniel Ricciardo who managed to complete seventh. It was solely his second race following a wrist damage that prompted him to overlook a number of races.

Sunday’s race began with Leclerc on pole and teammate Carlos Sainz becoming a member of him on the entrance of the grid. Verstappen was behind and made sensible use of the slipstream impact to tug forward of the Ferrari drivers and take the lead by the primary nook. Perez, beginning fifth, additionally made try to go the Ferrari drivers and within the chaos made contact with Leclerc and ran off the monitor. Harm to his automobile ended the race for Perez.

Lewis Hamilton on the 2023 Formulation 1 Mexican Grand Prix

Verstappen then began to construct a niche however on lap 19 his tires have been fading and he got here into the pits, returning in seventh place behind Mercedes’ George Russell. With recent tires, Verstappen was in a position to simply go these forward of him and by lap 31 was within the lead once more following Leclerc’s determination to pit.

The race then regarded set till a few laps later Haas’ Kevin Magnussen suffered a suspension failure which noticed him veer off the monitor at Flip 8 and slam exhausting into the limitations. The security automobile was known as, at which level Verstappen got here into the pits.

The race was quickly red-flagged as a result of particles on the monitor and the broken limitations. It lastly resumed 20 minutes later with a standing begin, with Verstappen pulling away instantly whereas Leclerc was slowed attempting to defend from Hamilton. Leclerc would ultimately lose second place to Hamilton on lap 40 and would fail to recuperate the misplaced spot by the tip of the race.

Following the weekend’s motion, Verstappen’s unbeatable tally within the 2023 Drivers’ Championship grew to 491 factors. Perez stays in second with 240 factors and Hamilton is third with 220 factors. Within the Constructors’ Championship, Crimson Bull, which has already gained this yr’s title, sits on 731 factors. Mercedes is second with 371 factors and Ferrari is third with 349 factors.

The subsequent race on the calendar is the Brazilian Grand Prix on this weekend.

2023 Formulation 1 Mexican Grand Prix

Under are the complete outcomes from the 2023 Formulation 1 Mexican Grand Prix:

1) Max Verstappen, Crimson Bull Racing
2) Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes-Benz AMG +13.875 seconds
3) Charles Leclerc, Ferrari +23.124 seconds
4) Carlos Sainz, Ferrari +27.154 seconds
5) Lando Norris, McLaren +33.266 seconds
6) George Russell, Mercedes-Benz AMG +41.020 seconds
7) Daniel Ricciardo, AlphaTauri +41.570 seconds
8) Oscar Piastri, McLaren +43.104 seconds
9) Alexander Albon, Williams +48.573 seconds
10) Esteban Ocon, Alpine +62.879 seconds
11) Pierre Gasly, Alpine +66.208 seconds
12) Yuki Tsunoda, AlphaTauri +78.982 seconds
13) Nico Hulkenberg, Haas +80.309 seconds
14) Zhou Guanyu, Alfa Romeo +81.676 seconds
15) Valtteri Bottas, Alfa Romeo +85.597 seconds
16) Logan Sargeant, Williams – DNF
17) Lance Stroll, Aston Martin – DNF
NC) Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin – DNF
NC) Kevin Magnussen, Haas – DNF
NC) Sergio Perez, Crimson Bull Racing – DNF