Disappointment for Charles Leclerc, record for Max Verstappen
By winning his fourteenth victory of the season in Mexico this Sunday, Max Verstappen (Red Bull) now has the highest number of victories in a single season. Charles Leclerc (Scuderia Ferrari), he finished sixth.
Starting from pole position, the reigning double world champion mastered the race from start to finish to claim his fourteenth victory of the season. Max Verstappen took the opportunity to overtake Michael Schumacher and Sebastian Vettel, both winners of thirteen rounds in one season.
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Behind the Dutchman, it was Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) who took second place, ahead of Sergio Perez (Red Bull), who completed the podium and who took the opportunity at the same time to take the runner-up place from Charles Leclerc in the championship. of the world of pilots (280 points against 275).
Charles Leclerc relegated to more than a minute
Only seventh on the starting grid, the Monegasque never found the rhythm to climb back up and get closer to the podium. Far from the winner at the finish, the Scuderia Ferrari driver did not hide his disappointment.
” It hurtshe breathed. We expected to be in a little more trouble here, but we found ourselves with a lot of difficulty, especially on the engine side, and that didn’t make things any easier. One minute is really a lot. »
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Next meeting, on November 13, in São Palo (Brazil), for the penultimate race of the season.