Mexico City: Max Verstappen sailed to victory in the Grand Prix of Mexico on Sunday left the defending champion Lewis Hamilton to admit Red Bull car “far superior”.
Hamilton clinging to finish second in his Mercedes withstand a late fee of Mexico Red Bull driver Sergio Perez.
“Their car is far superior to this weekend and there was nothing we could do,” said Hamilton.
Verstappen, who took the lead at the first corner, finished 16.555sec ahead of Hamilton with just more than a momentary Perez back.
The Dutch increasing his lead in the World Championship to 19 points from Hamilton with four races remaining.
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“Of course it looks good but also can turn around very quickly.” France Pierre Gasply four years old in alphatauri followed by the Ferraris of Monegasque Charles Leclerc and Spain’s Carlos Sainz.
Hamilton has expressed his shock on Saturday after securing locking Mercedes front row with team mate Valtteri Bottas at the stake.
The advantage did not survive the first corner, where almost all the race drama happened in a few seconds chaotic.
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Three cars went into the corner followed but Red Bull came out first.
“It was a nice three-wide and it’s all about just trying to brake as late as possible,” said Verstappen.
“I keep it on the track, coming from the third to the first one and it basically makes my race because I can focus on myself, and we had an incredible speed in the car,” said the Dutchman who won for the third time in Mexico , .
As given Hamilton, the Finn went spinning.
“Someone hit me and caused me to spin,” said Bottas on team radio after rejoining last place.
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McLarennya lost the front wing.
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff is not happy with the way Verstappen managed.
“It should not have happened,” said Wolff.
“We had two cars in front and seemed to open sea to the max to come outside.
Turn afterward when there is third or fourth place is very annoying to say the least.” Collision in front sent ripples down the pack when Yuki Tsunoda and Mick Schumacher both going.
The safety car came out, allowing Ricciardo and Bottas, who eventually finished in 15th place, to fix repairs.
When racing resumed, Verstappen quickly build an edge over Hamilton with third Perez.
Strategy Red Bull pit stop allowing Perez to take the lead on lap 33.
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“I could hear the crowd come through the stadium, it was quite remarkable,” said Perez.
After Perez finally pitted, he returned to the third position and the continued pursuit of Hamilton.
the audience cheered again when his rabbit caught Perez on lap 61, but he could not find a way past.
“It shows how fast their car is when Sergio was that close behind me and was able to follow closely,” said Hamilton.
Perez still got the first podium of the Mexican driver in the race.
Wolff said the Red Bulls only faster.
“Their speed is at another level,” he said.
“I do not think we could win even if we have to stay ahead in the first corner.
They could have driven a circle around us.” The battle continues in Sao Paulo, Brazil, next week before the championship heads to the Middle East for the last three races.