Verstappen Takes Record 14th Win in Mexico

After an intriguing strategic struggle at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, Max Verstappen won the Mexican Grand Prix for his 14th win in 2022, beating Mercedes opponent Lewis Hamilton and Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez

- Kurt Morris

THE DutCHMan currently holds the record for the most victories in a single Formula 1 season, breaking Michael Schumacher’s (2004) and Sebastian Vettel’s (2015) previous mark of 13 (2013). Verstappen, whose Red Bull team chose a softmedium tyre strategy, won the race by about 15 seconds over Hamilton, leaving the latter to wonder why Mercedes switched from their starting pair of mediums to hards.

perez gave the home crowd something to cheer about in the third after making a late challenge to Hamilton, while Russell, who started behind his teammate, finished well behind in the fourth.