Mexico gp

Mercedes elected to go with the alternate tyre strategy for Lewis Hamilton and George Russell, but they fell short of the Mexican GP win.

"I'm not sure it was the right tyre at the end. He was ultimately unable to get close on track or pass on strategy, as Red Bull kept Verstappen out until the finish. I thought we should have started on a Soft, but obviously we had the opposite tyre, and it was okay in the first stint, but that hard tyre was just an offset.

Lewis Hamilton said he had 'so much love for Mexico' despite the boos he received from some of the crowd.

"I'm not sure (the hard) was the right tyre at the end. "This has been an amazing crowd, definitely a bit awkward this time around with boos all day. Mexican Grand Prix

Max Verstappen started on pole with George Russell and Lewis Hamilton breathing down his neck, though the locals were praying for a Sergio Perez victory ...

So Verstappen cruised to victory in the end with Mercedes admitting they had not made the right calls on tyres. - Lewis Hamilton – Mercedes Fernando Alonso pulled up on a run-off area with a few laps to go, citing an engine problem. [Daniel Ricciardo](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/daniel-ricciardo) and [Yuki Tsunoda](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/yuki-tsunoda) made contact. Hamilton pitted slightly earlier than expected and came out on the hard compound, clearly planning on getting to the end of the race with one pit stop. But even though they desired it so, it was becoming more and more clear that the Mexican was not going to complete a fairytale victory in his homeland. But while there wasn't much obvious action, the tactical battle was unfolding at the front of the pack. Everyone got away safely and the first 15 laps were surprisingly clean on a slippery surface in Mexico City. But it was less good for Russell, who started second but slipped down to fourth behind Hamilton and But the race itself was a largely dull affair, with few overtakes and no major incidents of note. There was much talk about the start and suggestions that Hamilton and [George Russell](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/george-russell) might be well placed to take the lead into the first corner, but that never happened. Instead, a tense tactical battle began with both teams opting for different tyre strategies.

Lewis Hamilton is still searching for his first win of the season as Mercedes failed to beat Max Verstappen.

After the race, Wolff admitted to Hamilton over team radio that in hindsight they had chosen the wrong tyre. Mercedes opted to start on the medium tyres in a different strategy to the Red Bull’s who were on softs. Hamilton secured P2 for the second weekend running but was unable to get past Max Verstappen, who beat the record for the most F1 wins in a single season with his victory.

Max Verstappen won the Mexican Grand Prix with another dominant performance for Red Bull at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, sealing his place in F1 history ...

In the thin air of Mexico City Mercedes’ issue with drag was not as severe but Verstappen still held a real advantage in race pace and he exploited it ruthlessly and managed his tyres to perfection. The Mercedes gamble on taking hard rubber over Red Bull’s medium was a hopeful play but, with the degradation not as severe as expected, they could do nothing to take the fight to the world champion. With his 14th win this year Verstappen has secured the record as the driver with the most victories across a single F1 season. He took an unmatched campaign win tally and the race in his stride, just as he has already definitively sealed his second world championship. “If you keep disrespecting me I am not tolerating it any more and that is why I decided to stop answering.” Untroubled and unruffled after climbing from his car, he might have just enjoyed a Sunday afternoon jaunt to the seaside.

Charles Leclerc was unable to reassure Ferrari fans that a dismal performance in the Mexican Grand Prix would be a one off.

I’ll take it as a positive and make sure that we are back on the pace in Brazil and Abu Dhabi.” “Today I felt like [there were] a bit of explanations [to their performance]. “A tricky one,” he told Sky Sport F1.

Hamilton received a hostile reception from some in the stands at the Mexican Grand Prix, as he reacted to a race which saw him lose a tyre strategy battle ...

"The start helped me out a lot to stay in the lead," said the Dutchman. Perez completed the podium, much to the delight of those home fans who cheered him on so well all weekend. But the Silver Arrows took a risk on tyre strategy which did not pay off, and he was powerless to prevent pole-sitter Verstappen from cruising to the win. It seems he heard the less-than-welcoming reception from those fans, but Hamilton did not react. I am not sure it was the right tyre. And some of them made their allegiance even more clear by booing Hamilton as he stepped up for his post-race interview in the stadium section.

Max Verstappen scored a record 14th race win of the 2022 Formula 1 World Championship season in Sunday's Mexican Grand Prix at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez ...

OPIONION: Max Verstappen hunted down and defeated Lewis Hamilton in last weekend’s US Grand Prix at Austin – in scenes that were very 2021 after Red Bull botched his second stop. With Red Bull at the top, Ferrari losing its edge, and Mercedes still in recovery, hopes of a two- or three-way battle for 2023 look increasingly slim No Mexican driver since has had the potential to win their home grand prix, but Sergio Perez aims to change that - as OLEG KARPOV discovers.

MEXICO CITY, Mexico, Oct 31 - Red Bull's Max Verstappen claimed a record 14th victory of the Formula One season by winning the Mexico Grand Prix on Get the ...

“No, Lewis, we think we’re on the right tyre and it’ll get to the end. He came back in fourth and the leading group were back as they had been. Hamilton came in on lap 30 to switch to hards and re-joined third, Russell taking over as leader until lap 35, when he also pitted to take hard tyres. Two laps later, Verstappen came in and out in 2.5 seconds, passing the lead to Hamilton, who was 5.5 seconds clear of Russell as the Dutchman re-joined third behind him. After lap one, the Dutchman held a lead of 1.39 seconds which he gently extended to 1.6 by lap 10 and 2.2 by lap 20 as the leaders ran in consistent formation, the race only punctuated by Stroll taking the first pit stop on lap 18. George Russell finished a frustrated fourth for Mercedes, but clocked the fastest lap ahead of the Ferraris of Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc, both unable to find the pace to make any impact on the leading quartet.

Mercedes is unsure that following Daniel Ricciardo's medium-to-soft tyre strategy would have been enough to beat Max Verstappen to Formula 1 victory in ...

With Red Bull at the top, Ferrari losing its edge, and Mercedes still in recovery, hopes of a two- or three-way battle for 2023 look increasingly slim No Mexican driver since has had the potential to win their home grand prix, but Sergio Perez aims to change that - as OLEG KARPOV discovers But full credit must go to the reigning world champion and his Red Bull squad for masterminding a thumping performance, along with a handful of other critical factors which worked in their favour

Toto Wolff expressed his regret at Mercedes' decision to put their drivers on a Medium-to-Hard tyre strategy in the Mexican Grand Prix.

With Ricciardo, you could see that it was possible." "We were pressured with Lewis to do that [pit early]," he told Sky Sports F1. So, we just got it wrong.

While the Mexico Grand Prix was an absolute snore fest of an F1 race, fans were blown away by Daniel Ricciardo's racing after he picked up a 10-second ...

This not only got him points, but made the resulting 10-second penalty entirely useless with him still ending the race in the same position with it applied. But this didn't stop the Aussie as he raced further, eventually finishing in P7 after starting in P11. [Mexico Grand Prix](https://f1fall.com/news/f1-news-george-russell-looks-to-fight-for-victory-in-mexico-jd22/) was an absolute snore fest of an F1 race, fans were blown away by Daniel Ricciardo's racing after he picked up a 10-second penalty.

Ricciardo attempted an overtake on Tsunoda in Mexico City, but got it wrong and made contact with the AlphaTauri, taking the very unhappy Japanese racer out ...

[Fernando Alonso](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/fernando-alonso) threatened to undo all his good work as he suffered an engine blowout. He then went on to make sure he would not lose any places by pulling even further clear of Ocon. And soon he was in seventh place, with enough of a gap to Ricciardo was quickly given a 10-second time penalty for causing the crash, but it only inspired him to produce some of the best driving he has managed all season. As Ricciardo tried to overtake on lap 51 of the race, he made contact with the He then added: "How does he think he can overtake there?"

Daniel Ricciardo says he 'didn't plan' to launch an overtaking move on Yuki Tsunoda when they clashed during Formula 1's Mexican Grand Prix.

With Red Bull at the top, Ferrari losing its edge, and Mercedes still in recovery, hopes of a two- or three-way battle for 2023 look increasingly slim No Mexican driver since has had the potential to win their home grand prix, but Sergio Perez aims to change that - as OLEG KARPOV discovers But full credit must go to the reigning world champion and his Red Bull squad for masterminding a thumping performance, along with a handful of other critical factors which worked in their favour