F1 2022: Verstappen sets new record with dominant 14th win of the season at Mexican GP

Reigning World Champion Max Verstappen has created history after winning the 2022 Mexican Grand Prix! The Red Bull Racing driver recorded his 14th win of the season at the 4.304 km long Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez circuit, moving one clear of the 13 achieved by Michael Schumacher (2004) and Sebastian Vettel (2013). Verstappen has now won in Mexico in four different years, including 2017, 2018, 2021 and 2022. The Dutch driver has now also set a new record for the highest points ever achieved in an F1 season i.e. 416 (so far).

Red Bull's soft-medium tyre strategy seemed to work for Max Verstappen at the Mexico City GP helping him take a victory 15 seconds clear of Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton in second. Meanwhile it was homeboy Sergio Perez who rounded off the podium in front of his home crowd, with Hamilton's teammate George Russell securing P4.

The 2022 Mexican Grand Prix had an identical finish as the 2021 edition of the Formula 1 race, with the exact same podium as last year, and Ferrari taking P5 as well as P6. However, it was Carlos Sainz who was ahead this time around, with Leclerc having to settle for sixth, moving a spot down to third in the Drivers' points standings.

Take a look at all the point scorers at the 2022 Mexican Grand Prix -

1. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) 1:38:36.729

2. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) +15.186s

3. Sergio Perez (Red Bull) +18.097s

4. George Russell (Mercedes) +49.431s

5. Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) +58.123s

6. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) +68.774s

7. Daniel Ricciardo (McLaren) +1 lap

8. Esteban Ocon (Alpine) +1 lap

9. Lando Norris (McLaren) +1 lap

10. Valtteri Bottas (Alfa Romeo) +1 lap


Daniel Ricciardo was votes the Driver of the Day after a 7th position finish, despite a 10-second time penalty for a clash with Yuki Tsunoda. However, the incident resulted ending the Japanese driver's race. Esteban Ocon finished on 8th, however, his teammate Fernando Alonso had to endure a late retirement. Lando Norris and Valtteri Bottas were the remaining two point scorers in Mexico.

Pierre Gasly picked up a five-second penalty for an early, aggressive move on Aston Martin's Lance Stroll and ended up missing out on points with a P11, ahead of Alex Albon on 12th. Alfa Romeo driver Zhou Guanyu was 13th, followed by Aston Martin's Sebastian Vettel on 14th and Lance Stroll on 15th. Mick Schumacher, Kevin Magnussen and Nicholas Latifi took P16, P17 and P18 respectively.Discover everything about the automotive world at Times of India.