Carlos Sainz He started from pole position in the Mexico City GP, and completed the victory with a spectacular victory in the race, his fourth in F1.. Verstappen, his great rival in the first laps, was penalized 20 seconds for taking Norris, who finished second, off the track. Fernando Alonso He had a bitter 400th Grand Prix, as he had to abandon due to a brake problem.
At the start, Sainz had no speed in the first meters, and Verstappen passed him on the inside. In desperation, the Ferrari driver tried to overtake his opponent off the track, but was forced to return the position. After a Safety Car caused by Tsunoda and Albon, ‘Smooth Operator’ returned the play to ‘Super Max’and then the Dutchman would once again star in the controversy with Lando Norris.
The McLaren driver attacked from the outside, and as in Austin, Verstappen extended his braking to defend himself. This time Norris skipped the curve and came out ahead of the Dutchman, who took the Briton off the track a few curves later. to recover third place -Leclerc overtook them both-.
The stewards punished Red Bull’s first sword with a 20-second penalty for finding him guilty of both incidents, so Verstappen was relegated behind the Mercedes, forced to think in terms of damage control. Meanwhile, Carlos Sainz opened a gap of more than seven seconds with his teammate, and rode alone in search of an elusive victory.
Coinciding with the abandonment of Fernando Alonsowho could not complete his 400th grand prix due to a problem with his brakes, the race was left without incentives. A remote threat of rain and a duel between the Mercedes for fourth place saved the second part of an event full of yawns from fans and fear of making mistakes by the drivers.
Although Leclerc did not manage to finish a perfect race, because when he suffered pressure from Norris, he lost control of the car and gave up second place and the possible double for Ferrari. Without giving an inch, Carlos Sainz crossed the finish line in first position to be crowned the winner in Mexico and be able to say goodbye properly, with a last – or not – victory for the Prancing Horse.
So, Norris cuts 10 points in the World Cup Formula 1and remains 47 behind Verstappen with four races and two sprints to go. Leclerc, who is also closing in on the leader, remains at a distance of 71 points, perhaps too many.
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