Verstappen Makes F1 History at Mexico City GP, Ricciardo Dubbed Driver of the Day
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- 31 Oct 2022
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Max Verstappen continued his 2022 masterclass as he easily cruised to a record-breaking 14th win of the season at the Mexico City Grand Prix.
The two-time world champion battled Lewis Hamilton early on before pulling comfortably ahead as he has done much of this season, leaving the Brit to settle for second. With a 14th win under his belt, Verstappen passes Michael Schumacher and Sebastian Vettel, who recorded 13 wins in a single season back in 2004 and 2013, respectively. With just two races left to go on the calendar in Brazil and Abu Dhabi, Verstappen’s dominant streak could extend to 16 victories.
“It's been an incredible year so far,” the Dutchman said after the race. “We are definitely enjoying it and we will try to go for more.”
The single-season win mark is just one of the many records the 25-year-old has broken in his eight-season Formula One career. He arrived to the scene as the youngest F1 driver to start a race at the 2015 Australian Grand Prix and proceeded to be the youngest race winner a year later in Spain, at just 18.
He leads the drivers’ standings by a whopping 416 points, setting the record for the most points recorded in a single season. And now, Red Bull has a hold on second with Sergio Pérez’s third place finish at home. The Mexican driver is at 280, just five points ahead of Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc after the Prancing Horse had a slow day overall with the Monégasque finishing sixth and Carlos Sainz coming in fifth. Read More…
