Mexico City Formula One Grand Prix.

[SteveB]

Mexico Formula One Grand Prix. Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in Mexico City.

Race 20:00 Sunday 30th October 2022

Qualifying.
Believe it or not, this is only Max Verstappen’s sixth pole this season.

1) Max Verstappen, [Red Bull]
2) George Russell, [Mercedes]
3) Lewis Hamilton, [Mercedes]
4) Sergio Perez, [Red Bull]
5) Carlos Sainz, [Ferrari]
6) Valtteri Bottas, [Alfa Romeo]
7) Charles Leclerc, [Ferrari]
8) Lando Norris, [McLaren]
9) Fernando Alonso, [Alpine]
10) Esteban Ocon, [Alpine]

11) Daniel Ricciardo, [McLaren]
12) Zhou Guanyu, [Alfa Romeo]
13) Yuki Tsunoda, [AlphaTauri]
14) Pierre Gasly, [AlphaTauri]
15) Kevin Magnussen, [Haas]
16) Mick Schumacher, [Haas]
17) Sebastian Vettel, [Aston Martin]
18) Lance Stroll, [Aston Martin]
19) Alex Albon, [Williams]
20) Nicholas Latifi, [Williams]

[SteveB]

How did max do in the other 5 steve? Did he win them?

All the pole positions he converted to a win.

[SteveB]

19 races so far.
Won 13
Podiums 15 [1 second, 1 third]
First race season, Bahrain, 19th
Monaco 3rd
Australian Did not finish
British 7th

Bad start to the season with 19th in first race and the third race (Australia) he did not finish. But pretty dominant since then. Mercedes look fast at this circuit and it suits them but if Max gets a good start and has no issues looks like another win for him.

Sergio Perez will be disappointed starting fourth because this is his home track.

[charlie82]

19 races so far.
Won 13
Podiums 15 [1 second, 1 third]
First race season, Bahrain, 19th
Monaco 3rd
Australian Did not finish
British 7th

Bad start to the season with 19th in first race and the third race (Australia) he did not finish. But pretty dominant since then. Mercedes look fast at this circuit and it suits them but if Max gets a good start and has no issues looks like another win for him.

Sergio Perez will be disappointed starting fourth because this is his home track.

Don’t write Perez off yet…..

[SteveB]

Longest run down from the start in the season. Pole position often not an advantage. Hasn't been won from pole in four years because of the slip stream effect.
But, Max Verstappen holds off a challenge from George Russell to stay first.
George Russell overtaken by Lewis Hamilton, Lewis now second. Sergio Perez overtakes George Russell.

[SteveB]

1. Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
2. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)
3. Sergio Perez (Red Bull)
4. George Russell (Mercedes)
5. Carlos Sainz (Ferrari)

Max Verstappen started on soft tyres. Gave him a good start but will soon start to degrade.

[SteveB]

Lewis Hamilton putting pressure on Max Verstappen. Pit time lost about 23 seconds, but about 12 under safety car. Max could use a safety car.

[SteveB]

Max Verstappen still holding on. Over two seconds lead over Lewis Hamilton.

[SteveB]

Max Verstappen will soon need to pit. Lap 24 of 71.

He is complaining about the cars handling.

Sergio Perez pits for mediums. Slow stop. Out in sixth, behind the Ferraris

[SteveB]

Max Verstappen pits. 2.5 second stop. Quite good.