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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 from fourth place
Max Verstappen won his cagey tactical battle with Lewis Hamilton to win the Mexican Grand Prix and break more Formula 1 records.
The Red Bull racer started on pole after getting the better of the two Mercedes drivers in qualifying. There was much talk about the start and suggestions that Hamilton and 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. Mercedes had been very quick all weekend and Hamilton will have been dreaming of finally breaking his duck this season, but it wasn’t to be as Verstappen instead took the chequered flag to break F1 records for most race wins and points won in a single season.
The Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez produced one of the best atmospheres of the season, thanks to the locals who put on a real show in Mexico City. But the race itself was a largely dull affair, with few overtakes and no major incidents of note.