The dream of overturning the ‘home factor’ lasted a few meters, the time to reach the first corner. Mercedes started with the W12s on the front row in the Mexican Grand Prix, but at the first corner Max Verstappen found himself leading the race thanks to a detached from phenomenon, leveled by an incomprehensible conduct by Valtteri Bottas, who placed himself in the middle of the track instead of closing the door to Lewis Hamilton’s rival in the fight for the title.
“Mercedes collapsed in the Mexican race. With a sensational own goal by the wingman Bottas, author of an exploit, also memorable. From first to last in the space of the first corner, after a braking incomprehensibly favorable to Max and harmful to his teammate. The move: absurd. Except motions of the unconscious, a kind of unconfessable rebellion as an exhausted and sacked wingman “, we read on today’s edition of The Corriere della Sera. “Paradise was 811 meters away, and Max Verstappen covered them as the Formula 1 manual teaches”, the incipit of the comment on the pages of Republic that even in the title speaks of ‘betrayal’ by Bottas towards Hamilton and Mercedes.
Red Bull had more pace than Mercedes, as also highlighted by Sergio Perez’s run-up to Lewis Hamilton, but the fact that the seven-time world champion withstood the attacks of the host without particular difficulties thanks also to an excellent top speed. the doubt of how the race would have ended if Verstappen had had to pass the Mercedes after the start. In any case, the picture that is emerging is that of a Red Bull at the moment superior at the W12 when there are four races left plus a Sprint Qualification at the end of the championship.
“Now Verstappen has 19 points clear of Hamilton when there are four GPs to go plus a sprint race, next Sunday in Brazil. Anything can happen, but Red Bull is faster and Verstappen has matured. All that remains for Hamilton is resist and hope, like yesterday”, underlines today’s edition of The print.
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