00:00It's lights out and away we go. Verstappen gets the better start.
00:04Lewis Hamilton already catching his teammate George Russell,
00:07who's trying to get that slipstream behind Verstappen.
00:10So it's Verstappen from Russell. Hamilton with Perez to his side there.
00:13Now Hamilton breaks out from the toe and tries to get down the inside.
00:16Verstappen holds them off and into the lead from George Russell.
00:19Then comes Lewis Hamilton being challenged by Sergio Perez,
00:22who has to brake hard before he goes into the back of the Mercedes of Russell.
00:25Hamilton tries to squeeze his way through into second place and does so.
00:29Verstappen leads from Hamilton. Then comes Russell.
00:31And then Perez in behind them. Charles Leclerc just behind his teammate Carlos Sainz.
00:36Through the next corner we go. Verstappen has got the start that he wanted.
00:40Lewis Hamilton's there alongside us. Now he's on his back foot.
00:44Now he's going to run wide through turn three and Perez gets the better drive.
00:48George very fairly gives him enough racing space to down the outside.
00:53And meanwhile perfectly for the pole sitter. He's gone.
00:57Daniel Ricciardo is managing to use DRS to great effect. Can he get past at the third time of asking
01:03Joe Guanyu?
01:03Yes, he can. 12th place is now Daniel Ricciardo's. It's been coming for a while.
01:08Seem to have more straight line speed with that DRS. It's worth around about 12 miles an hour of extra
01:14pace.
01:16It does look good if you're Pierre Gasly. That's for sure. He's going wheel to wheel with a large stroll
01:20into turn one stroll.
01:22About half a car length in front as they apply the brakes. Slow down from about 215 miles an hour.
01:29Now Gasly desperately trying to get the car in a straight line so he can put his foot down fully
01:33and get towards that Aston Martin into the next braking zone.
01:37He's looking for a gap down the inside. Locks up and they both force each other wide off the track.
01:43Gasly steams through and ahead of Lance Stroll. But will he have to give that place back?
01:47Yeah.
01:49Pierre Gasly is going to get a five second time penalty for forcing another driver off the track.
01:56My tyres are OK mate. Copy.
01:58And that's probably the information that Bono and the rest of the engineers really wanted to hear too.
02:03Bono is dead guys.
02:06I missed that Max.
02:07He really wants to come in. You can kind of sense that in Max's voice at the moment.
02:11He is very nearly a pit stop ahead of Carlos Sainz.
02:16Hamilton moves into the lead. Medium compound tyres go on and away goes Verstappen.
02:22Max Verstappen now crosses the line behind George Russell.
02:28Lewis Hamilton comes onto the track.
02:30But is that the hard compound tyre that's gone on to Lewis Hamilton's car?
02:34I think it is. Hamilton has gone on to the hard compound tyre.
02:38To run to the end of the Grand Prix.
02:40Well Alonso back out into the race now in eighth place ahead then of Joe Guanyu.
02:46Here comes Valtteri Bottas under pressure from Esteban Ocon behind him.
02:50Esteban Ocon trying to go round the outside into Turn 1.
02:53That was very nice indeed from the Alpine.
02:56And Valtteri Bottas well struggling with a bit of tyre warm-up maybe.
03:00Got past at Turn 1. Now gets the slipstream down towards Turn 4 and 5.
03:07In goes Ocon. Bottas looking to try and pinch a line through on the exit.
03:12And is almost shoving the Alpine out of the way as they get the power down.
03:17Somehow Esteban Ocon is staying ahead here.
03:20This tyre isn't good maybe.
03:22We did see a drop off on the medium.
03:24So I think that some may struggle to get the end on that.
03:28Tsunoda placing that Alfa Tauri exactly where Ricciardo didn't want it.
03:32But he's got DRS as the Australian.
03:34And he's coming back at Tsunoda once again.
03:37Into Turn 4 we go now.
03:38Once again trying to force his way alongside going round the outside.
03:43So he can get the inside line and push his way past.
03:46And he's diving down the inside and they are going to touch.
03:49And Tsunoda and the Alfa Tauri rides over the front wheel of Daniel Ricciardo's McLaren.
03:56And out onto the turf almost.
03:59Losing bits of his car.
04:02Daniel Ricciardo for causing the collision that took out Yuki Tsunoda.
04:0610 second penalty for him.
04:08What the f*** this is doing?
04:11Here goes Pierre Gasly on Sebastian Vettel.
04:14Where he came together earlier in the race with Vettel's teammate Lance Stroll.
04:20Vettel is still trying to battle this one out.
04:22And now down into Turn 6.
04:25Joe Guanyu on the inside.
04:26Almost thought a gap was there.
04:28And we almost had another coming together down at that particular corner.
04:33Valtteri Bottas under pressure now from Daniel Ricciardo.
04:36And Ricciardo really with DRS.
04:38Big speed advantage.
04:40Forcing his way up into 9th place.
04:42Bottas now down to 10th.
04:45Alonso lets Esteban Afon go past.
04:48Through the middle.
04:49Tries to go Daniel Ricciardo.
04:50Getting past Fernando Alonso.
04:52As they go into Turn 1.
04:53He's got one.
04:54Alpine hasn't he?
04:55And moves himself up.
04:58Here goes Daniel Ricciardo again.
05:00He's had a lot of unreliability as Fernando Alonso this year.
05:03Daniel Ricciardo's had his own travails too.
05:06But into the first corner he goes.
05:08And he's up into 7th place.
05:12So clearly Lewis feels that he's got Sergio covered.
05:15Even though Sergio is on the, well Hamilton would believe, quicker medium tyre.
05:20Yes.
05:20Ted, I'm just going to interrupt.
05:21A. Lando Norris has just passed Valtteri Bottas.
05:24But B. Fernando Alonso is off the track and out of the race.
05:27And that is another mechanical DNF for Fernando Alonso this season.
05:33Max Verstappen.
05:34Couple more corners to go.
05:35This has been one of his more easier victories of the season.
05:38And for the second year running.
05:40It is victory here in Mexico City for Max Verstappen.
05:45And he is so far clear of the field.
05:49At least 15 seconds clear of Lewis Hamilton in second.
05:52By the time Hamilton reaches the line.
05:55Verstappen came into this race the only driver to win here three times in the past.
06:00Well he's now made it four victories.
06:03Verstappen wins the Mexico City Grand Prix.
06:05Hamilton second.
06:06And for the second year running.
06:09Sergio Perez can stand on the podium in his home race.
06:13No one really getting close to this man Max Verstappen today.
06:16He's drenched the dignitaries in the fizzy stuff.
06:20And he's been on sparkling form once again.
06:22Max Verstappen wins the Mexico City Grand Prix.
06:25For sure!
06:28.
06:35He's drenched the dignitaries in theable country LAUGHTER
06:36In theimage of the match by Trink Kiwi and Lockheed at the fire.
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