The two Ferrari boys will start from fifth (Carlos Sainz) and seventh (Charles Leclerc), as this is one of the worst qualifying performances of the season for the Italian team.
The 20th round of the 2022 F1 season, the Mexican GP at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, gets underway at 2:00 pm local time (8:00 pm GMT) on Sunday, 30th October.
21:48 UTC Sainz was fifth, Leclerc sixth on a day where Ferrari were completely absent from the fight up front.
21:47 UTC
Simply unstoppable!@Max33Verstappen makes it an extraordinary FOURTEEN wins in 2022, breaking the record for the most wins in a season#2TheMax #MexicoGP pic.twitter.com/TE7mOJ9o4b
— Formula 1 (@F1) October 30, 2022
21:44 UTC Verstappen wins the race, with Hamilton coming in second. Sergio Perez is for the second time in a row on the podium at his home race. The Mexican fans will go crazy.
21:41 UTC Max Verstappen has only one lap until he will brake the record for the most wins in a season.
21:41 UTC Ricciardo is over ten seconds ahead of Ocon and now going to hold on to P7. Meanwhile, George Russell is in the pits to try and get the bonus for the fastest lap.
21:36 UTC The VSC period wasn't out long, and we are back racing.
21:36 UTC With six laps to go we have a virtual safety car.
21:35 UTC Fernando Alonso parks up his Alpine car right after Turn 1. Another mechanical DNF in this race.
21:33 UTC Ricciardo is absolutely charging still, he is right behind Ocon and Alonso and this one is for honour more than anything else. He gets past Ocon on the main straight.
21:27 UTC Verstappen has 13 seconds over Hamilton with 12 laps to go until the end. His tires are still in good shape.
21:26 UTC
???? Damage to Tsunoda's sidepod#MexicoGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/Su10f7vulw
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21:25 UTC Perez is getting closer and closer to the back of Hamilton. He is now in the DRS zone.
21:21 UTC Yuki Tsunoda had to retire from the race after his duel with Daniel RIcciardo.
21:15 UTC Ricciardo's car is ok but Yuki is heading straight to the pits.
21:14 UTC And RIcciardo and Tsunoda have comed together.
21:14 UTC Yuki Tsunoda overtakes Daniel Ricciardo at the end of the main straight.
21:08 UTC Perez is looking like he is in a tire management mode because he can't get into the DRS zone of Hamilton. Meanwhile, Verstappen has more than ten seconds over the British driver.
21:02 UTC Esteban Ocon and Bottas with a super intense fight for the last place into the points.
21:01 UTC Right after, Fernando Alonso pits to switch on hard tires as well.
21:01 UTC Bottas pits, swapping to the hard compound
21:00 UTC Sainz overtakes Alonso in Turn 4 to advance into fifth place.
20:53 UTC Verstappen has more than seven seconds on Hamilton, but the seven time world champion will not stop again for another set of tires.
20:52 UTC We are now passed the halfway mark of the race.
20:52 UTC Russell pits from the lead.
20:50 UTC Russell has asked if he can put softs on at the end. His team reply "we'll have to go very long to make that work."
20:46 UTC Hamilton switches to the hard-compound tires and this will be a one-stop strategy for Mercedes. Sainz is also in, he goes from softs to the mediums and comes out ahead of Ricciardo.
20:45 UTC Lewis Hamilton is in the pits!
20:44 UTC Leclerc pits, and swaps to the mediums.
20:43 UTC Verstappen is not happy at all with his gear shifts.
20:41 UTC Perez DRS is malfunctioning but he is still able to overtake Leclerc on the long main straight.
20:39 UTC He switched on some mediums and comes out in front of Sainz.
20:39 UTC Verstappen pits from the lead!
20:37 UTC Verstappen now holds a 2s lead over Hamilton in second, with Russell in third after Perez pits.
20:37 UTC Perez returns in sixth, behind the Ferrari pair, show with a set of the mediums.
20:37 UTC It is a slow stop, five seconds stationary and that has helped Russell
20:36 UTC Sergio Perez is in the pits right now.
20:35 UTC The Ferrari boys are very slow on the soft tires so the strategies could be changed here in Mexico.
20:33 UTC Verstappen is comfortably extending his lead over Lewis Hamilton.
20:32 UTC Ferrari are struggling pretty bad here.
20:27 UTC This race is set to be a slow-burner, as these differing strategies start to play out a little later on.
20:27 UTC No pit stop sign for the Red Bull drivers.
20:26 UTC Verstappen is told to try and break the tow as Hamilton sets a new fastest lap and closes up to one and a half seconds.
20:23 UTC Gasly forced Stroll wide in Turn 4. The French driver has not given the place back and the stewards have noticed the incident.
20:22 UTC
LAP 9/71
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Verstappen out front with a lead over Hamilton of around 1.5 seconds#MexicoGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/dkAzAL1nbR
20:22 UTC Mercedes have told their drivers that Perez is starting to struggle with his rears.
20:18 UTC The front four are all split by just under two seconds from car to car
20:18 UTC Alex Albon overtakes the other Haas of Mick Schumacher for P17.
20:18 UTC Daniel Ricciardo just picked up Zhou for P12 with some "old Ricciardo" moves.
20:16 UTC And now Max is complaining once again to his race engineer about the tires situation.
20:16 UTC Verstappen has struggled for grip all weekend.
20:15 UTC Alexander Albon made a nice move on Kevin Magnussen for P19.
20:14 UTC Hamilton set a new fastest lap last time out, but this time Verstappen responds and there's nothing in it between the two.
20:09 UTC
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LIGHTS OUT IN MEXICO CITY!!! ????????
A superb start from Verstappen. The Dutchman leads through Turn 1! #MexicoGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/QMdHaiawlZ
20:08 UTC Meanwhile, Lance Stroll is now in P15 after starting from P20. What a race so far by the Canadian driver.
20:07 UTC Verstappen is already 1.5s clear of Hamilton.
20:07 UTC Verstappen is already clear of DRS range of Hamilton. He and Red Bull are just in another league from everyone esle.
20:05 UTC Perez has a look at Hamilton but gets baulked by Russell, and that sends Russell slightly wide. The British driver has lost a position.
20:04 UTC Verstappen had a great start and he was able to defend from the agression of the two Mercedes cars.
19:57 UTC The drivers are all climbing into their cockpits now as the grid begins to clear.
19:54 UTC All eyes are on one man: Sergio Perez.
National Anthem time ????????#MexicoGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/IqSyYUGaYS
— Formula 1 (@F1) October 30, 2022
19:53 UTC The drivers have headed to the front of the grid for the pre-race formalities, including the national anthem performed by a choir of local children.
19:40 UTC It is set to be a two-stop race, with managing tire wear and brake temperatures as key as anything this afternoon. In addition, the high altitude here will influence a lot of strategy.
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