An exciting start and a sparkling first sector, followed by a boring race: in short, this is how the Mexican Grand Prix unfolded, won by Carlos Sainz.
Max Verstappen made a flying start and took the lead ahead of Carlos Sainz and Lando Norris. However, the Dutchman couldn't enjoy his position for long, as a serious accident by Yuki Tsunoda quickly brought out the safety car. Meanwhile, Sergio Perez also made a "huge" start, with the Mexican slowly becoming unable to find his own grid position. Although he improved several positions, the Red Bull driver immediately lost them due to a penalty. After five laps, the race was able to resume, and Sainz changed his pace, retaking the lead from Verstappen. The race didn't go well for the Red Bull Racing lead driver either, as he found himself in a battle with Lando Norris and broke the rules against the Briton, which also resulted in a severe penalty.
Meanwhile, the Mercedes were battling among themselves, and Fernando Alonso had to retire due to a technical failure during his anniversary race.
Sainz, Leclerc, and Verstappen were the order of the day, but the latter received a 20-second penalty, meaning Red Bull had fallen out of the fight for the Constructors' Championship. When the first pit stops took place, the intensity of the race also diminished. The leading pack stabilized, and from then on, we saw only single-file racing. Scuderia Ferrari, Lando Norris, Mercedes—that was the order, and we were already on lap 51, but even in the final stage, there was only one significant change of position.
Carlos Sainz took an easy victory, but Lando Norris managed to close in, overtaking Charles Leclerc, who was able to console himself with a point for the fastest lap. Let's just say it wasn't the best Mexican Grand Prix of all time...
