Mexico City GP: Max Verstappen eases away from Lewis Hamilton for record 14th win of 2022 season
By Matt Morlidge
Last Updated: 30/10/22 9:47pm
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Red Bull’s Max Verstappen remained out in front on the first lap of the Mexico City Grand Prix, while Lewis Hamilton overtook Mercedes teammate George Russell for second.
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen remained out in front on the first lap of the Mexico City Grand Prix, while Lewis Hamilton overtook Mercedes teammate George Russell for second.
Max Verstappen claimed a record 14th victory of his extraordinary 2022 season after comfortably seeing off the challenge of Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes at the Mexico City GP.
The race, while billed as Mercedes’ biggest chance of the season to break their duck, was instead dominated by the double world champion, who held off the Silver Arrows at the start and then, characteristically, stormed away.
Hamilton got ahead of team-mate George Russell on that opening lap but that was as good as it got for a driver who now looks unlikely to extend his record of winning a race in every one of his Formula 1 seasons, with Mercedes’ hopes of Red Bull’s tyres fading away ultimately fruitless.
Verstappen, though, does have a new record after his 15-second victory.
He is the first driver to ever win 14 races in a season, breaking a tie with Michael Schumacher and Sebastian Vettel.
There are still two races remaining in 2022.
More to follow.
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