Max Verstappen has already won the 2022 F1 title (Photo: Getty)
Max Verstappen claimed a record-breaking win at Sunday’s Mexico City Grand Prix.
The Red Bull driver converted pole to his 14th victory of the year, the most in a single season in the history of Formula One.
Michael Schumacher and Sebastian Vettel had previously won 13 in a single campaign, in 2004 and 2013 respectively.
Verstappen was simply unstoppable this weekend leading from the front and staying clear of Sir Lewis Hamilton, Sergio Perez and George Russell.
The Red Bulls and the Mercedes ran different strategies, with the Silver Arrows running the hard tyres under the belief that their opponents would lose time at the end of the race or even pit again as their medium tyres wore out.
But it was not to be for Hamilton and Russell, with Verstappen and Perez able to manage their tyres comfortably to the end, with the Dutchman able to cruise to the chequered flag with a 15 second gap to Hamilton in second.
Verstappen finished ahead of Lewis Hamilton and Sergio Perez in Mexico (Photo: Getty)
Home favourite Perez rounded off the podium, much to the delight of the fans.
‘Of course the start helped me out a lot for the rest of the race,’ Verstappen said post-race.
‘We were also on a different strategy to the other cars around us but again, an incredible result.
‘The pace of the car was really nice. We had to look after our tyres because it was a really long stint on the mediums but we made it work.
‘It’s an incredible atmosphere and we love to come here. It’s been an incredible year so far, we are definitely enjoying it and we’ll try to go for more [victories].’
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The Red Bull driver has won his 14th race of the season.
