Kevin Magnussen’s big crash caused a mid-race delay while Red Bull’s Sergio Pérez crashed out on the first corner in his home grand prix
Max Verstappen won the Mexican Grand Prix with another dominant drive for Red Bull. The world champion was largely unchallenged at the front of the field in a race that was stopped midway through after Haas’s Kevin Magnussen suffered a high speed crash but was unhurt.
Verstappen may have been marginally beaten by both Ferraris in qualifying but once more the Red Bull’s race pace advantage was decisive. Both Leclerc and Sainz knew they stood little chance of holding the Dutchman off and despite the slower corners in Mexico not playing to the strengths of theit was no surprise that once he swept through to take the lead he dictated from the front with comfortable ease.
His 51st victory also equals Alain Prost’s tally and leaves Verstappen behind only Hamilton, Michael Schumacher and Sebastian Vettel in the race win standings. Out-qualified by Daniel Ricciardo in Red Bull’s sister team in a car way off their pace at his home grand prix was not what the Mexican needed and to then go out on lap one in an over-ambitious move will surely increase the conjecture over his future at Red Bull.
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