Max Verstappen claimed his sixth Mexico Metropolis Grand Prix victory as Kimi Antonelli grew to become the youngest world champion in Formulation 1 historical past.
Verstappen held off Lewis Hamilton after a late security automobile restart, whereas third place was sufficient for Antonelli to safe the title with 4 grands prix remaining.
Listed below are my rankings for a way the drivers carried out throughout the entire weekend in Mexico Metropolis.
Max Verstappen – 9.5/10
Not fairly an ideal weekend however an outstanding Sunday. Began fifth after a grid penalty and took full benefit of the Ferrari squabble forward earlier than holding off Hamilton by two restarts to assert his third win in 4 races.
Lewis Hamilton – 9.5/10
An excellent first Ferrari pole and arguably his strongest weekend with the workforce. Performed his half in each drivers going too deep at Flip 4 on lap one, however recovered to push Verstappen all the way in which and in addition set the quickest lap.
Kimi Antonelli – 9/10
The stress was huge and he dealt with it beautifully. Managed a superb first stint on the tender tyre, produced a decisive transfer on Leclerc after the purple flag and completed on the rostrum to turn into Formulation 1’s youngest-ever world champion.
Charles Leclerc – 7/10
There was loads of pace after topping Friday follow and qualifying third, however Sunday’s errors had been pricey. His off-track move earned a penalty and the large lock-up after the purple flag dropped him off the rostrum when Ferrari had the tempo to battle for victory.
Lando Norris – 7.5/10
Very fast at instances, together with topping closing follow and Q2, however sixth on the grid left him with an excessive amount of to do. His race tempo was glorious and he completed proper on Leclerc’s gearbox, though dropping locations on the opening lap damage his possibilities.
George Russell – 6/10
Lacking pole by simply 0.009 seconds was glorious and the dearth of deployment at first wasn’t his fault. However spinning Isack Hadjar and selecting up a 10-second penalty was a big mistake on a day when way more was obtainable.
Liam Lawson – 8.5/10
A wonderful restoration from the pit lane after his qualifying disqualification for a technical breach. Had already proven top-10 tempo on Saturday and fought right through to seventh after penalties had been utilized.
Gabriel Bortoleto – 7/10
Did not have the outright tempo of Nico Hulkenberg in qualifying however saved himself in rivalry throughout a chaotic race. Stayed clear when a number of round him did not and was in the end rewarded with eighth.
Isack Hadjar – 8/10
One other sturdy weekend that deserved extra. Certified seventh and had his race badly compromised when Russell spun him on lap one, so recovering to ninth after penalties had been utilized was respectable.
Ryo Hirakawa – 8.5/10
A particularly spectacular Formulation 1 debut at very quick discover. Began 18th, saved his head by all of the interruptions and handed each Williams drivers late on earlier than post-race penalties promoted him into the factors.
