Max gets it done in Mexico City π€
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Max Verstappen added another record to his incredible 2023 with win number 16 of the year at the Mexico City Grand Prix, moving him joint fourth on F1's all-time list. ποΈ
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Lewis Hamilton finished second, just under 14 seconds off the leader, with Charles Leclerc rounding out the podium with third place. π
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The victory was the 51st of Verstappen's F1 career, moving him level with four-time world champion Alain Prost. π
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It was a bittersweet race for Red Bull, with Sergio (Checo) Perez's hopes of a strong result crushed just seconds into the race. Perez had a strong start and might have followed or led Verstappen out of Turns 1 and 2 had he not collided with Leclerc. The stewards deemed the crash to be a racing incident and Perez later said Leclerc was not to blame for the collision. π¬
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Leclerc managed to avoid serious damage with just a loose front wing endplate falling off his car, However the FIA was forced to call the Ferrari into pit on s...