F1 - Mexican Grand Prix race RECAP: Max Verstappen his his 16h race of the season as Lewis Hamilton finishes second ahead of Charles Leclerc
By Spencer Morgan For Mailonline
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Verstappen wins!
He eases to his 16th win of the season.
Hamilton 2nd. Leclerc 3rd.
Perez out!
Verstappen gets the better start and nips past Leclerc. Perez tries to do the same but hits the Ferrari and spins off into the barrier.
The hometown hero's race is over!
Leclerc retook the lead briefly but he did so by going off the track and has to give the place back to Verstappen.
A collective groan from the crowd.
Daniel Ricciardo starts fourth
In just his second race since returning from a broken hand, Daniel Ricciardo has delivered his best qualifying result for a long time by finishing fourth on Sunday morning.
As Ferrari secured a front-row lockout for Monday's Mexican Grand Prix race, Ricciardo made a strong statement in his AlphaTauri to outpace Mexican Sergio Perez at his home event.
The Aussie is now in an excellent position for a points finish after qualifying behind pole winner Charles Leclerc, who finished ahead of teammate Carloa Sainz.
Leclerc and Sainz lock out the front row
Charles Leclerc took a shock pole position for the Mexican Grand Prix, claiming a Ferrari lock-out along with Carlos Sainz.
Max Verstappen was only third best. Although the triple world champion faced the possibility of being stripped of his second-row position if found guilty of blocking the pit exit earlier, he was cleared by the stewards three hours later.
Mercedes’ George Russell, eighth best, and Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso, 13th fastest, were also both called to answer the same charge, relating to Q1 when drivers held back in search of a clear patch of road. They, too, were cleared.
So was Lewis Hamilton, who qualified sixth, following an investigation into whether he slowed under yellow flags.
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