Max Verstappen dominated a red-flagged 2023 Formula 1 Mexico Grand Prix ahead of Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc, seizing the lead at Turn 1 where team-mate Sergio Perez crashed out.
The victory gives Verstappen a new record for most F1 wins in a single season, this his 16th 2023 triumph after he scored 15 last year. At the start, Verstappen shot off the line as the two Ferraris ahead rather stuttered away, the Dutchman carving between Leclerc and Sainz to easily claim the inside line for Turn 1.
Next, Verstappen carried on pulling away by a few tenths each time by as he lapped in the low 1m22s, with Hamilton quickly dropping Leclerc by over five seconds despite Ferrari insisting their pace difference would soon swing around due to the hards lasting longer. Heading into the final 15 laps, with Verstappen over 10s clear in the lead, Ferrari's prediction had not come true – with Hamilton able to maintain his five-second advantage in front of Leclerc.
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