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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.

21:47
The details

Verstappen beats Hamilton in Mexico to claim record F1 win

Max Verstappen (NLD) Red Bull Racing RB18. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 20, Mexican Grand Prix, Mexico City, Mexico,
Max Verstappen (NLD) Red Bull Racing RB18. Formula 1 World Championship,…

21:45
How it ended

F1 2022 Mexico City Grand Prix - Full Race results from Round 20

Max Verstappen (NLD) Red Bull Racing RB18. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 20, Mexican Grand Prix, Mexico City, Mexico,
Max Verstappen (NLD) Red Bull Racing RB18. Formula 1 World Championship,…

21:42
Top 10

Verstappen, Hamilton, Perez, Russell, Sainz, Leclerc, Ricciardo, Ocon, Norris and Bottas.

21:41
Verstappen wins!

Win number 14 for Verstappen.

Hamilton and Perez join him on the podium.

21:41
Verstappen heads onto the final lap

Verstappen is about to take his 14th victory of the season.

21:38
Three laps to go

Albon is closing in on Bottas for 10th.

21:36
The order on Lap 67

Verstappen, Hamilton, Perez, Russell, Sainz, Leclerc, Ricciardo, Ocon, Norris, Bottas, Albon, Gasly, Zhou, Vettel, Stroll, Schumacher, Magnussen and Latifi.

OUT: Alonso and Tsunoda.

21:34
VSC ending...

The VSC period has ended with Alonso's car now cleared.

21:33
Alonso is out!

Another mechanical DNF for Alonso.

21:27
Action in the midfield!

Ricciardo fires past Alonso into Turn 1, as does Ocon.

Looks like Alonso has some sort of issue given how slow he was on the straights.

21:26
The order on Lap 60

Verstappen, Hamilton, Perez, Russell, Sainz, Leclerc, Alonso, Ocon, Ricciardo, Bottas, Norris, Albon, Gasly, Zhou, Vettel, Stroll, Schumacher, Magnussen and Latifi.

21:23
Lap 57/71

The softs are working well for Ricciardo. He powers past Bottas for ninth.

Shame he has that penalty. 

21:21
15 laps to go

Verstappen is now 12.0s ahead of Hamilton.

21:20
Lap 55/71

Verstappen's lead over Hamilton is up to 11.4s. 

Perez remains within two seconds of the seven-time champion. 

21:18
Ricciardo penalty

Ricciardo is given a 10s penalty for causing the collision with Tsunoda. 

21:17
Ricciardo-Tsunoda incident
21:15
Tsunoda reaction

"What the fuc* is he doing?!" 

21:15
Lap 51/71

Contact between Ricciardo and Tsunoda! Into Turn 6, Ricciardo tried to overtake up the inside but made contact with the AlphaTauri.

Tsunoda is forced to stop for repairs. 

21:12
Hamilton team radio

"Still having drop-outs in power."

21:11
Lap 49/71

Verstappen, Hamilton, Perez, Russell, Sainz, Leclerc, Alonso, Ocon, Bottas and Norris.

21:07
Lap 46/71

Verstappen's lead over Hamilton is now up to 10.3s. 

Perez is 1.5s off Hamilton. 

It's looking very good for Red Bull at the moment.

21:04
Ocon on Bottas
21:03
The order on Lap 44

Verstappen, Hamilton, Perez, Russell, Sainz, Leclerc, Ricciardo, Alonso, Zhou, Ocon, Bottas, Norris, Tsunoda, Vettel, Albon, Gasly, Schumacher, Stroll, Magnussen and Latifi.

21:01
Russell reports

"I am not happy with this tyre."

21:00
Lap 41/71

Alonso responds to Bottas' pit stop with a change of tyres of his own - hards for the Spaniard.

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