One point behind Mercedes in the constructors’ standings and 19 points ahead of Max Verstappen by Lewis Hamilton in the drivers list: the GP of Mexico City couldn’t present a more positive world championship update for the Red Bull and for their own driver, authentic protagonists of the fifth to last round of the season staged on the circuit Hermanos Rodriguez. The Dutchman, who thus strengthens his leadership, has in fact taken the stage after an absolutely flawless start, which allowed him to jump immediately to the command with a double overtaking trimmed to the Silver arrows, the same ones that had frightened the Austrian team with an impressive double in qualifying.
Twenty-four hours from Bottas’ pole position, however, the team principal Christian Horner he can now rejoice in a success enriched by Sergio Perez’s third place, very close to completing a 1-2 Red Bull without being able to overtake Hamilton in the final stages of the race. A race in Mexican sauce as commented by Horner himself, starting with the analysis on the start: “Valtteri was very correct, but initially I thought Max had missed his braking point – he has declared – he arrived very late on the brakes and blocked. However, he kept the race under control from then on. I can only say that today it was a crazy day, while Max was great. The most important part was the start: he found some space and made full use of it, although I was surprised that they gave him this chance to overtake. There are still many points available for the world championship, we need to continue on this path by trying to maximize every weekend ”.
“Perez he has found his form in the last 3 or 4 races – he added – and is providing a huge contribution to the team. I don’t think we expected this win, to be honest, after yesterday. Qualifying was a bit of a surprise and it seemed like we weren’t in top condition. Paradoxically it was a bit of a blessing, because if we had started from the front row we would have been an easy target approaching Turn 1. It was great to see Adrian on the podium 30 years after his first victory, right in Mexico, when he was working for Williams at the time ”.
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