Race story
Lap 1
Verstappen beats Sainz into the first corner
Verstappen launches from P2 past pole-sitter Sainz and leads the opening lap, overturning Ferrari's qualifying advantage.
At a glanceMax Verstappen
P2 to P1Opening gain
Lap 1
Round 20 · Mexico City
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez · Mexico
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Verstappen launches from P2 past pole-sitter Sainz and leads the opening lap, overturning Ferrari's qualifying advantage.
Recorded on lap 71.
Race pace is each driver's typical lap time, calculated from the median of their representative clean laps. Lower is faster.
| Driver | Clean laps | Race pace |
|---|---|---|
| 1Lando Norris | 63 | 1:20.703 |
| 2Carlos Sainz | 63 | 1:20.965 |
| 3Charles Leclerc | 61 | 1:20.975 |
| 4Lewis Hamilton | 63 | 1:21.308 |
| 5Max Verstappen | 63 | 1:21.475 |
| 6George Russell | 63 | 1:21.559 |
Distance from the fastest median pace.
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2 recorded leaders
Max Verstappen8 laps
Carlos Sainz63 laps
Clean-lap pace change within each tyre stint. Positive values indicate lap times became slower.