Mexico GP : Carlos wins for Ferrari
Carlos Sainz leads from the front and wins in Mexico. Lando came in second and Charles made in to P3.
Chilly Carlos in Mexico
Mexico is know for its chillies and ‘Chilly’ Carlos certainly did spice it up. After a Ferrari 1-2 in US GP, it was almost a 1-2 finish here too. However Charles could not keep the lead under pressure from Lando and eventually had to settle for P3. He would be a bit disappointed as he could not get a good qualy start nor hold on to the P2 position. It was still a good haul of points for Ferrari and they are now second in the Contructors, pushing Red Bull to the third position.
Carlos did everything as expected. Mexico has a long straight and the person behind generally gets a good slip stream. As the race started Max actually went ahead of Carlos. However Carlos kept at it and lunged down at the first opportunity to get the lead. From then it was no looking backwards. Ferrari had a solid race pace and Carlos managed it well in the fresh air. This is a good way for him to sign off from Ferrari with still 4 more races to go.
Lando and Max tussle in Mexico
The two title contenders were at each other again in Mexico. However the FIA decided that they will not let Max get away this time and was given two 10 second penalties for pushing Lando off the track and then trying to gain an unfair advantage. While Max still has a comfortable lead in the Championship he is not comfortable with the car at all. He still looks better than his team Checo who despite his home race struggled to get points. Oscar had a race to forget but still would take the P8 finish. McLaren is now in a tight battle with Ferrari and Red Bull for the Constructors and all three teams would be working hard for the final four races.
Mercedes did a decent job with Lewis finishing P4 and George P5. It was a great day for HAAS and especially K-Mag who finished P7 and Hulkenburg P9. Stroll got the final point at P10.