Hamilton’s bitter confession: We didn’t stand a chance. Verstappen approached the dream title – ŠPORT.sk

The 24-year-old Dutchman could only dream of the title of champion of the efjednotka a few years ago, now he has come closer to him.

The leader of the Red Bull started only from third place behind a pair of rivals from Mercedes, but he overtook both Valtteri Bottas and Hamilton shortly after the start, when he performed a masterful braking maneuver and was already in the lead at the end of the three-part corner. After 25 laps, he was 9 seconds ahead of Hamilton.

He later had trouble keeping second place in front of home team Sergio Pérez, who was encouraged by 30,000 spectators at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodríguez. Finally, Verstappen was on goal almost 17 seconds ahead of Hamilton, scoring his ninth triumph of the season, third in Mexico after 2017 and 2018, and nineteenth in his career.

“It’s unbelievable what happened. I started ahead right after the start and then I tried to brake as late as possible. Now I’m looking forward to Brazil.” declared Max Verstappen. “Congratulations to Max. I put everything into it, but his car was much faster than mine. In the end, I still fought hard for second place with Pérez. My opponents did a great job, but I also enjoyed it.” Hamilton stated.

By the end of the e-unit championship, four grand prizes remain to be released, the next one being on November 14 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. “We didn’t stand a chance in Mexico, but I believe that in Brazil we will get closer to Red Bull. We have to fight for every point, we never have to give up. History tells us that some Formula One years ended very closely. Of course, I’d rather he had a 19-point lead as vice versa. We have to change that. ” reviewed Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff.