A poor start from the Mercedes of Valtteri Bottas at the Mexican GP spelled the end of any hopes they may have had of winning the race.
It was a case of mixed emotions for Lewis Hamiton as he finished second in the Mexico Grand Prix on Sunday.
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen won his third career Mexico City Grand Prix, ahead of Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton and Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez, who became the first Mexica...
The Mexican GP 2021 saw Max Verstappen establish a 19-point lead over Lewis Hamilton. Let us look at the major takeaways from the F1 race.
Bottas set the fastest time on the first runs, leaving Hamilton 0.145s behind and the Red Bulls of Verstappen and Perez struggling with the rears.
The 2021 Formula 1 season returns with a triple-header of Grand Prix races that begins with the Mexican GP from November 5 onwards.
The Mexican GP is the next race on the Formula 1 calendar, but Mercedes and Lewis Hamilton are wary of Red Bull's advantage on the circuit.
The Japanese driver was one of only two to start the race on the soft tyre after qualifying on it in Q3 on Saturday.
When the weekend began, the Mercedes drivers appeared to be in good shape, lapping nearly a second faster than Verstappen in first practise.
From second on the grid, Hamilton had a fantastic start off the line in Austin but Verstappen made a strong comeback and went on to win the race.