20:59
LAP 37/71
— Formula 1 (@F1) October 30, 2022
Checo Perez is almost in DRS range of second-placed Lewis Hamilton... Dad could be smiling soon! #MexicoGP#F1pic.twitter.com/JpYZMJxkB3
Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1
F1 Mexico City Grand Prix - how Verstappen beat Hamilton
Max Verstappen won the F1 Mexico City Grand Prix from pole position with Lewis Hamilton behind him.
Follow all the reaction here.
30 Oct 2022
20:57
The order on Lap 39
Verstappen, Hamilton, Perez, Russell, Alonso, Sainz, Bottas, Leclerc, Ricciardo and Zhou.
20:55
Hamilton team radio
"This tyre is not as good as the medium," Perez is right behind Hamilton now.
20:54
Lap 36/71
Perez is nearly in DRS range of Hamilton. Perhaps the hards aren't working as well as we thought.
20:51
Lap 34/71
Mercedes call Russell in for hard tyres. A 2.7s pit stop.
He rejoins in fourth behind Perez.
20:50
Ocon pits!
Ocon was running 4.9s behind Bottas and he's in the for hards.
He rejoins in 13th.
20:49
The order on Lap 33
Russell, Verstappen, Hamilton, Perez, Alonso, Bottas, Ocon, Sainz, Leclerc, Ricciardo, Zhou, Vettel, Gasly, Albon, Norris, Tsunoda, Magnussen, Stroll, Schumacher and Latifi.
20:48
Lap 32/71
Hamilton's hards are working well. He was a tenth quicker than Verstappen on the last lap.
20:47
Team radio from Russell
"Let's go softs at the end!" - He's told by Mercedes that he will have to extend by a significant margin to make it work.
20:46
Lap 30/71
Perez puts in another fastest lap of the race as he looks to close in on Hamilton, who struggles to get his hards up to temperature.
20:44
Lap 29/71
Hamilton pits for fresh rubber and it's the hard tyres!
We didn't expect to see the hards today.
20:43
Lap 28/71
Leclerc pits for new mediums - a 2.3s pit stop for the Ferrari driver.
He rejoins in 11th.
20:41
More Verstappen radio
"The shifts are shi* again!"
20:40
Lap 27/71
Perez powers past Leclerc into Turn 1 for fifth. He's running on new mediums tyres, while both Ferrari drivers have yet to stop.
20:38
Lap 25/71
Red Bull pull Verstappen in for fresh rubber.
A solid 2.5s pit stop for the reigning champion. He rejoins in third ahead of Sainz.
20:37
Lap 24/71
Hamilton has reduced Verstappen's lead to 1.7s.
"My tyres are OK, mate," the Mercedes driver reports over team radio.
20:35
Lap 23/71
Perez is in the pit lane for new medium tyres - a 5.0 stop for the Mexican.
20:35
More Verstappen team radio
"The front-left [tyre] doesn't want to turn."
20:34
The order on Lap 23
Verstappen, Hamilton, Perez, Russell, Sainz, Leclerc, Alonso, Bottas, Ocon, Norris, Tsunoda, Ricciardo, Zhou, Vettel, Gasly, Albon, Schumacher, Latifi, Magnussen and Stroll.
20:33
Verstappen team radio
"Tyres start to struggle more now at low-speed."
20:33
More Lap 1 shots
Max Verstappen (NLD) Red Bull Racing RB18 leads at the start of the race…
20:31
The Gasly-Stroll incident
REWIND TO LAP 14
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Gasly has been handed a 5-second penalty for pushing Stroll off the track #MexicoGP#F1pic.twitter.com/1ggKHT6m9J
20:30
Lap 19/71
Russell continues to close down Perez for third - 1.4s between those two.
Sainz is now 10.0s behind in fifth.
20:29
Lap 18/71
Verstappen continues to extend his lead - it's up to 2.3s now over Hamitlon,
Perez is 1.6s ahead of Russell in fourth.
20:27
Penalty for Gasly
Gasly has been given a five-second time penalty for forcing Stroll off the track.