Verstappen claims record 16th win of season in Mexico City GP

Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player A dramatic opening lap of the Mexico City GP sees Charles Leclerc collide with Sergio Perez, with the Mexican having to retire. A dramatic opening lap of the Mexico City GP sees Charles Leclerc collide with Sergio Perez, with the Mexican having to retire. Max Verstappen claimed a record 16th victory of the 2023 Formula 1 season by coming from third on the grid to win the Mexico City Grand Prix. The Red Bull driver produced a superb start to pass pole-sitter Charles Leclerc and his Ferrari team-mate Carlos Sainz on the crucial run to the first corner at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, where the unique conditions make overtaking very difficult.Verstappen made another perfect getaway at a mid-race standing restart that followed a red flag triggered by Haas' Kevin Magnussen crashing into the barriers, before easing 13 seconds clear of Lewis Hamilton by the chequered flag. With a third successive drivers' title already sealed, the win takes Verstappen past the record he set last season with three races still to come in the current campaign, while a 51st career victory moves him level with Alain Prost in fourth on the sport's all-time list of winners.Hamilton, who started sixth, leapfrogged Sainz during the first round of pit stops and then passed Leclerc on track to reignite his hopes of chasing down Sergio Perez for second in the drivers' standings. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Max Verstappen wins the Mexico City GP picking up his 16th win of 2023 which is a new record for a driver in a single season. Max Verstappen wins the Mexico City GP picking up his 16th win of 2023 which is a new record for a driver in a single season. The Mexican, who is attempting to seal Red Bull's first-ever one-two in the drivers' championship, retired from his home race after a first-corner collision with Leclerc, who overcame damage to his front wing to take third ahead of Sainz.Lando Norris produced a stunning recovery to finish fifth after starting 17th on the grid, sealing the position with a late overtake on George Russell.The Mercedes only just held off Daniel Ricciardo for sixth, as the AlphaTauri driver completed his best weekend since making a mid-season return to the sport for Red Bull's sister team.Mexico City GP result 1) Max Verstappen, Red Bull2) Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes3) Charles Leclerc, Ferrari4) Carlos Sainz, Ferrari5) Lando Norris, McLaren6) George Russell, Mercedes7) Daniel Ricciardo, AlphaTauri8) Oscar Piastri, McLaren9) Alex Albon, Williams10) Esteban Ocon, Alpine More to follow...F1 heads straight to Brazil for the final leg of the Americas triple header and the last Sprint weekend of the 2023 season. Watch every session from the Sao Paulo Grand Prix live on Sky Sports F1 from Friday, with Sunday's race at 5pm. Stream F1 on Sky Sports with NOW