The 2023 F1 season has now seen Verstappen set two records.
2023 Formula 1 Mexican Grand PrixIt was the 2023 world champion's 16th win of the season, which is a new F1 record . The new record is the second set by Verstappen this season; he also set the record for consecutive wins, racking up an impressive 10 wins earlier in the year.went to Mercedes-Benz AMG's Lewis Hamilton, followed by Ferrari's Charles Leclerc taking third.
Red Bull's Sergio Perez crashed out on the first lap, while McLaren's Lando Norris drove brilliantly to finish fifth after starting at 17th on the grid. Another standout performance came from AlphaTauri's Daniel Ricciardo who managed to finish seventh. It was only his second race following a wrist injury that caused him to miss several races.
Sunday's race started with Leclerc on pole and teammate Carlos Sainz joining him at the front of the grid. Verstappen was behind and made brilliant use of the slipstream effect to pull ahead of the Ferrari drivers and take the lead by the first corner. Perez, starting fifth, also made attempt to pass the Ferrari drivers and in the chaos made contact with Leclerc and ran off the track. Damage to his car ended the race for Perez.
The race then looked set until a couple of laps later Haas' Kevin Magnussen suffered a suspension failure which saw him veer off the track at Turn 8 and slam hard into the barriers. The safety car was called, at which point Verstappen came into the pits. The race was soon red-flagged due to debris on the track and the damaged barriers. It finally resumed 20 minutes later with a standing start, with Verstappen pulling away immediately while Leclerc was slowed trying to defend from Hamilton. Leclerc would eventually lose second place to Hamilton on lap 40 and would fail to recover the lost spot by the end of the race.grew to 491 points. Perez remains in second with 240 points and Hamilton is third with 220 points.