Sainz Wins the Mexico Grand Prix for Ferrari

Carlos Sainz claimed his fourth Formula 1 win in Mexico this weekend from pole position. After a breif spat where Sainz lost the lead to championship leader Max Verstappen. It was superior race strategy that vaulted Sainz’s Ferrari to the top for the 4th time in his career.

An ecstatic Sainz said, “I’m incredibly happy! I’ve been chasing another win since Australia and getting it here in Mexico makes it even more special, as it almost feels like a second home to me with the incredible support of the Mexican fans! My family is also here this weekend so I can’t ask for more.We knew losing a position at the start could happen but regaining it quickly by diving down the inside into turn 1 was the key to the race. From there it was all about managing tyres and pace, a very smooth operation until the checkered flag!

This second win in a row is a further testament to the work the team has done in recent months, we are getting closer in the Constructors’ Championship and we’ll fight until the end as a team. Congrats to everyone! On to Brazil!”

Is This the End for Sergio Perez?

In what ahs been a painful second half of a season Red Bull find themselves scratching their heads on what has happened to their once dominant driver line up. With every race weekend that passes Red Bull continues to lose ground to McLaren who now lead the constructors championship by 54 points. To make matters worse Ferrari has also now leapfrogged Red Bull leading in second place by 25 points.

Sergio Perez has not performed in equal machinery to Max Verstappen. To make matters worse Perez also came in contact with Liam Lawson’s RB on Sunday which effectively sent Perez to the back of the grid finishing in P17. He said, “It was a very difficult one today, we were recovering well in the race, we had a really good start and although we unfortunately got the time penalty, I think we were making progress and were going to score good points.

Then I had the incident with Liam, he was the first hard tire and we were a lot faster, we targeted the inside, we had the corner and I wasn’t expecting him to be there, I had the position going into turn five, he was off the track, came back on and I wasn’t expecting him to carry on straight. He took the whole side of the car off, he damaged my whole sidepod and my floor. I don’t really get it, it was totally avoidable, he just went for the incident and it ruined both our races. I am very frustrated at how this weekend went, and I am very sorry for my Team and my people, it was simply the worse GP I have had at home.”

One thing is certain, Red Bull have no time left to sort this issue out if they want to defend their constructors title. Max Verstappen still holds a healthy lead in the drivers championship despite Perez’s lack of performance. Next up is the Sao Paolo Grand Prix in Brazil.

Mexico Grand Prix Results