Max Verstappen (Red Bull-Honda) has set a new record by winning the Mexican Grand Prix. He has triumphed for the 16th time this season in 19 races, which no one had ever achieved before.
Starting third on the grid, Verstappen took the lead right from the first corner, in which his teammate Sergio Perez was eliminated after a collision with Charles Leclerc (Ferrari), who did not benefit from his pole position. The future winner then had a trouble-free race, as almost always in 2023, despite a red flag waved on the 35th lap due to Kevin Magnussen’s (Haas-Ferrari) violent crash. The Danish driver was fortunately not injured, but he had a big scare.
Equal to Prost
Verstappen won for the 51st time in F1, equaling Alain Prost. Only three drivers have won more often: Lewis Hamilton (103), Michael Schumacher (91), and Sebastian Vettel (53).
Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) and Charles Leclerc completed the podium, well behind the winner. Starting 19th, Lando Norris (McLaren-Mercedes) made a superb comeback to finish 5th. Both Alfa Romeo-Ferrari cars, qualified in the top 10, could not confirm and did not score any points. Valtteri Bottas finished 15th just ahead of Guanyu Zhou.
Formula 1 has truly fallen into monotony this year. Without taking away from the merits of the Dutch triple world champion and his team, it must be admitted that this overwhelming domination does not encourage increased interest in what should be the pinnacle of motorsport.
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