Red Bull Wins Comfortably in Mexico, As Expected

Two Mercedes drivers Bottas and Hamilton surprised the qualifying on Saturday. first two places Red Bull drivers Verstappen and Perez were left behind.

With the end of qualifying, Red Bull’s Mercedes air corridor in F1 magazines to take advantage It was the discourse that occupied the agenda for a long time that he deliberately placed the pole position and that he would try to hunt Mercedes with the advantage of the air corridor at the start. As a matter of fact, the moment of the start showed that these rumors were right.

Kickoff: Verstappen’s great takeoff, Bottas’ spin and safety car

The Formula 1 Mexican GP start moment witnessed great excitement. In the section up to the first corner, there was a great rivalry between the Mercedes (Bottas and Hamilton) who took off from the front line and the Red Bulls (Verstappen and Perez) who took off from the second line. Just as Valtteri Bottas spun into the first corner, Verstappen; took the lead, passing both Hamilton and Bottas. After the first corner, Hamilton consolidated his place in second place and host Perez in third place.

Due to the events at the start Tsunoda and Schumacher bid farewell to the race; Ricciardo, who had contact with Bottas, broke his front wing. After the short yellow flags in the 1st sector, the safety car decision came and the safety car entered the runway. As it is known, the pilots can go at a certain speed and cannot pass while the safety car is on the runway. Bottas and Ricciardo, who also used the safety car as an opportunity, made a pit stop and changed the tire and wing.

in the first round Verstappen gaining a great air lane advantage over Bottas at the front and the moment he took the lead with this speed he achieved, it was a frame worth watching. It is also worth noting that Bottas, who started the race from the first row, had contact with Ricciardo and therefore the duo spun and lost a place. After these events, the first three rows were Verstappen, Hamilton and Perez; Bottas, who started the race from the front, regressed to the last place. After the track was cleared, the safety car left the track on lap 4 and the race started up again on lap 4.

Round 10: The gap between Verstappen and Hamilton widens

10. Leader at the end of the lap The gap between Verstappen and second-placed Hamilton is 3.3 seconds. up to it. Perez continued to follow Hamilton 3 seconds behind. Bottas, who started the race from the first row, made slow laps behind Ricciardo and in the last row, stuck in the traffic.

Round 12: The first pitstop moves in the normal course of the race came from Williams driver Latifi and Aston Martin driver Stroll. Stroll won the conflict at the exit of the pit.

Round 14: Lewis Hamilton reported on the team radio that the tires were not in good condition and the performance was deteriorating.

Lap 20: Red Bull continues to wait for Mercedes for the first pit

The top four Verstappen, Hamilton, Perez and Gaisly have yet to make a pit stop. The difference between Verstappen and Hamilton is 7.5 seconds.; The gap between Hamilton and Perez was reduced to 2 seconds. Ricciardo and Bottas took 11th and 12th places as the front pits entered.

Round 25: From the Mercedes team, Hamilton was instructed to avoid Perez. Immediately afterwards, the Red Bull team ordered Perez to “keep following Hamilton”. Red Bull hunted down Perez and Hamilton double by getting the first two rows wants. In this way, Red Bull will have achieved an important point in the constructors’ championship.

Round 30: Mercedes rolls the first roll; Hamilton in the pit

Verstappen’s lead to 10 seconds Mercedes pitted Hamilton after Perez and Perez also reduced the lead to 1.5 seconds. Hamilton found himself in the 5th place between Leclerc and Sainz at the pit exit. Verstappen and Perez chose not to pit. In the meantime, it is worth noting that Hamilton experienced a small blockage at the pit entrance.

Round 32: With Gaisly and Leclerc pitting Hamilton 3rd place settled down. Verstappen and Perez continued on the road without pitting. Hamilton scored the fastest lap time in this lap with his new tyres.

Round 34: Red Bull responds to Mercedes

The Red Bull team called Verstappen into the pits. Verstappen after a smooth pit process; 8.6 seconds behind leader Perez and 7.3 seconds ahead of third Hamilton returned to the race. Red Bull continues to strategically keep Perez on track. Perez became the first Mexican driver to tour as a leader in Mexico. In the meantime, it is worth noting that Mercedes gained an advantage of approximately 2.5 seconds by pitting early.

Lap 41: Red Bull pits Perez, Verstappen leads again

in this round Verstappen takes the lead again as Perez pits sat down. There is 9.7 seconds between Hamilton and Verstappen in second place. There is a 9.5 second time gap between Hamilton and Perez, but Red Bull plans to take Perez late into the pits and hunt down Hamilton late in the race with fresher tires.

Also on this lap, Mercedes called Bottas into the pits. 9 seconds due to problem with right front tire With the pit delayed, the nightmare continued for Bottas and he returned to the race in 15th place. Ricciardo, followed by Bottas throughout the race, pitted before and placed 12th.

Round 50: In this lap, the difference between the leader Verstappen and Hamilton increased to 13 seconds; The gap between Hamilton and Perez was reduced to 6 seconds. If the race ends like this; 20 points difference to Verstappen Hamilton in the drivers’ standings will have thrown. In the teams ranking, Red Bull will be ahead of Mercedes after a long break, as Bottas is out of the points threshold.

Round 60: Leader in this round Verstappen continued to drive comfortably and led Hamilton to 17 seconds. took it out. Perez is the difference between Hamilton 1,2 down to seconds. Hamilton has not been able to lap Norris for a long time, which causes Hamilton to experience turbulence. The fans stood up with this round, now the attack is expected from Perez.

Round 65: After touring Norris open-air Hamilton; He increased the difference, which was under 1 second with Perez, to 1.5 seconds. Verstappen’s comfortable lead continues.

End of race: Red Bull no surprises, Verstappen wins

Leading the race comfortably from the first lap Max Verstappen by 16 seconds while being the winner of the race; Hamilton finished second, 1 second ahead of Perez. Sergio Perez, on the other hand, started the race in fourth place and finished in third place, at a level to be on the podium at home.

Also in the driver of the day voting Perez with 36% of the vote, was named driver of the day at home. Bottas, who made the best lap of the track with fresh tires on the last lap, prevented Verstappen from getting one more point.

After the Mexican GP…

• at the Mexican GP Sergio Perez, the first Mexican driver to take the podium it happened. The fans and Red Bull team cheered for Sergio Perez for a long time. Anyone who didn’t watch the race might think Perez had won the race. At the end of the race, Verstappen and Perez took a long victory lap and posed with the Mexican flag.
• With this race, where Bottas could not score, Red Bull made a double by climbing the podium with its two drivers and the difference in points between Mercedes and Redbull was reduced to 1 (478,5 / 477.5).
• The difference in points between Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton has increased to 19. (312.5 / 293.5)

• If Bottas hadn’t taken the fastest lap on the final lap, Red Bull would have taken the lead over Mercedes in the constructors’ standings.
• The champion of Formula 1 will be determined after 4 races. Red Bull and Verstappen enter these last 4 races with a big advantage. The next four races will show whether Verstappen can break the streak of Hamilton, who was champion four times in a row between 2017-2020, this year.
• The next race in Formula 1 will be held on Sunday, November 14, 2021 at 20:00 CEST in Brazil.

See you at the Brazilian GP, ​​bye…