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Even though he was at a tyre disadvantage to Lewis Hamilton in the final stint of the Mexico City Grand Prix, Max Verstappen still managed to increase his win margin thanks to robot-like consistency.
Max Verstappen’s consistent performance during the final stint of the Mexico City Grand Prix allowed him to create a gap between himself and Lewis Hamilton, resulting in his victory. The margin of victory was 13.8 seconds, which is not the largest we have seen from Verstappen this year. However, Hamilton could have closed the gap due to his tire advantage, with Mercedes fitting him Mediums compared to the Hards on Verstappen’s car during the red flag restart. Before challenging Verstappen, Hamilton had to overtake Charles Leclerc, which took five laps. Despite Verstappen maintaining a gap of around four seconds, he gradually increased it by setting his fastest time on Lap 40 and maintaining consistent lap times thereafter. In the end, Verstappen crossed the finish line with a 1-second lead over Hamilton, who claimed the fastest lap on the final lap. This performance was similar to Verstappen’s race last year, where he only recorded times in the 1:22 range during the final stint to secure a victory against Mercedes.
Source: RacingNews 365
