The checkered flag waves and the Mexican GP race ends with a victory for Lando Norris ahead of Leclerc and Verstappen. The Englishman put in an excellent performance, not only winning but also taking the championship lead by three points. But if you'd like to discover the various stages of this heated GP, you can read the following article.
Mexican GP race start: lots of chaos but top positions remain unchanged
The red lights go on and off in an instant: this is how the Mexican GP race begins. It's The start was very chaotic but in the end the top positions remained unchanged. In fact the poleman, Lando Norris, has excellent reflexes at the start and manages to maintain the lead. But meanwhile behind Verstappen starts well and comes to challenge the first but going long he is forced to give up the positions and join the provisional podium. However, it is not the only one because Leclerc also goes off the track and ends up in 1st place but immediately gives the position back to the British driver.
The first action comes already on lap 6 with Verstappen side by side with HamiltonThe Red Bull driver then moves onto the grass, and so does the Ferrari shortly after. Result? It's Bearman takes 4th place and Hamilton manages to keep his place behind the top two but gets a 10-second penalty for taking advantage by going off the track, which he will have to serve during the pit stop. However, his pace is not the same as the leader's nor his teammate's, who is managing to maintain Lando's pace. Other aspects to note in these first laps are the Lawson's withdrawal and the excellent performance of Kimi is 6th ahead of Russell and in the DRS zone with Verstappen.
The pit stops begin: a race of strategies is in sight
Already around the fifteenth lap you can start to evaluate the different performances with Norris continues to dictate the pace, managing to pull away from Leclerc. Problems, however, for Red Bull, in fact from Verstappen's wall they arrive continuous requests for lift and coast while he complains about his tires overheating. Could it be that the yellow rubber isn't working so well? This is a question that the strategists of the various teams are asking themselves in view of the pit stops and one that only the rest of the Mexican GP race will be able to tell us.
In fact, when the pit stops begin, all eyes are on the first ones who have stopped, to see their pace in the continuation of the Mexican GP race. Among the first is Antonelli was the first to ride the medium-speed bikes, and the others followed suit. How's their pace? Very good. but they are stuck in traffic and therefore have to do a lot of overtaking. Meanwhile, the top four in front: Norris, Leclerc, Verstappen and Tsunoda still have to stop. Among other things, there are also two other retreatsi, that is, that of Hulkenberg and Alonso has always been 5-second penalty for Sainz for excessive speed in the pit laneThis was due to a problem with the speed limiter (a problem that would repeat itself during the second stop and would lead to a drive-through penalty).
The battle for the podium at the Mexican GP is heated as the drivers behind try out their second stop strategy.
After that they also arrive pit stops for Norris and Leclerc. But it's behind that There's more tension with Bearman, Antonelli, Russell and Piastri all within a handful of seconds and ready to fight for the podium of the Mexican GP race. In fact, the nervousness of George it is palpable as he repeatedly asks the box for a swap position with Antonelli. After a few laps of waiting it comes and the English number 63 tries to chase the bear man to get the 3rd position but with poor results because he can't even move away from ItalianMeanwhile, behind is Verstappen to be the fastest on the track to try to make a comeback. The question that remains, however, is: How long will these tires last? Will he actually be able to climb the standings? For now, we don't know, but what we can see on the track is that he's taking seventh place from Hamilton.
Lando is the undisputed leader while Verstappen chases Leclerc: a battle is expected at the end of the Mexican GP race
But this Mexican GP race didn't stop giving us surprises. In fact Here comes the second stop for everyone from Bearman onwardsThis led Piastri, making a quicker stop, to gain the position on Kimi. And subsequently, he also gained the position on George through an excellent overtaking move on the track. At this point, it was the English driver who had to give the position back to the Italian.
However, all this is especially beneficial for Max, who finds himself back in third place without having to overtake on the track. In fact, now with the air clear, his pace is excellent and it looks like he'll be attacking Leclerc towards the end of the race. Indeed, on lap 70, he gets DRS, but the battle is immediately put to a halt by a Virtual Safety Car due to Carlos Sainz's car failure. It's a heart-stopping final lap for the Monegasque, who ultimately manages to maintain second place ahead of Max. This also restores Ferrari's second place in the constructors' championship.
But it was a masterful victory for Lando Norris, who managed to take home not only 1st place in the Mexican GP race but also the championship lead. In fact, he is now 3 points ahead of Oscar, who finished 5th behind a sensational Oliver Bearman. A bit of disappointment, however, for Hamilton, who finished only 8th due to a penalty that destroyed his race.
