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Summary!

October 30, 2022 6:57 PM ET

Checo climbs to second place

With these results, Sergio Pérez rises to second position in the Drivers' World Championship and leads Leclerc by 5.

October 30, 2022 5:45 PM ET

The Race is Over

Finish of the race, Max Verstappen gets his 14th victory of the season. Lewis Hamilton and Checo Pérez follow in second and third place. The Mexican holds the record for the fastest lap.

October 30, 2022 5:42 PM ET

Lap 68/71

The race is relaunched, no driver managed to go to the pits and everything seems to indicate that it will end like this.

October 30, 2022 5:37 PM ET

Lap 65/71

Fernando Alonso leaves the race due to engine problems. Virtual Safety Car throughout the race.

October 30, 2022 5:34 PM ET

Lap 64/71

Everything remains the same at the top, Valtteri Bottas gets into the points zone and leaves Lando Norris out.

October 30, 2022 5:31 PM ET

Lap 60/71

Red Bull and Mercedes approaching the final tire change and forcing the current ones until the end.

October 30, 2022 5:26 PM ET

Lap 55/71

Penalty of 10 seconds to Daniel Ricciardo for the accident with Yuki Tsunoda. Here are the images of the incident:

October 30, 2022 5:20 PM ET

Lap 53/71

Yuki Tsunoda manages to reach the Pits but it seems that he will have to abandon the race.

October 30, 2022 5:16 PM ET

Lap 51/71

Yuki Tsunoda and Daniel Ricciardo with an incident, the Japanese left the track and it seems that his car has problems.

October 30, 2022 5:15 PM ET

Lap 48/71

Despite the apparent problems of the Mercedes, Hamilton maintains the sub-leadership 1.5 seconds behind Checo Pérez.

October 30, 2022 5:09 PM ET

Lap 45/71

Both Mercedes complaining about the grip of the tires and their closest pursuers gradually cut the distance.

October 30, 2022 5:06 PM ET

Lap 41/71

Fernando Alonso and Valtteri Bottas stop, the fight in the mid-table gets good with the McLaren team taking advantage.

October 30, 2022 5:00 PM ET

Lap 38/71

Everything remains the same, both Ferrari begin to climb psiciones. Carlos Sainz returns to fifth position.

October 30, 2022 4:59 PM ET

Lap 35/71

George Russell finally came out to the Pits and the positions returned to the way they were, Verstappen leading followed by Hamilton and Checo Pérez. Ferrari the most affected that fell a couple of positions.

October 30, 2022 4:53 PM ET

Lap 30/71

The Mercedes and Ferrari teams begin to enter the pits, Leclerc and Sainz the most affected by falling to positions 9 and 11.

October 30, 2022 4:45 PM ET

Lap 26/71

Max Verstappen with problems in the left tire and goes to the Pits. Lewis Hamilton is the new leader of the race and Checo Pérez with the fastest lap record.

October 30, 2022 4:39 PM ET

Lap 23/71

Sergio Pérez goes to the pits, change of tires from soft to medium. The Mexican falls to sixth position.

October 30, 2022 4:36 PM ET

Lap 19/71

Penalty to Pierre Gasly for an incident with Alexander Albón, the driver of Alpha Tauri took the Aston Martin off the track and is penalized with 10 seconds.

October 30, 2022 4:30 PM ET

Lap 16/71

Max Verstappen holds the record for the fastest lap. Couple of mishaps between Alex Albon and Lance Stroll but nothing serious.

October 30, 2022 4:25 PM ET

Lap 13/71

Sebastian Vettel complains about the poor grip of the tires due to the high temperature on the asphalt of the Mexican Grand Prix.

October 30, 2022 4:21 PM ET

Lap 10/71

Everything remains the same in the fight for first place, Verstappen with a lead of 1.6 seconds over Hamilton. Checo Pérez is still in third place and moving away from Russell and the Ferraris

October 30, 2022 4:18 PM ET

Lap 8/71

Kevin Magnussen dropped from 17th to last place, it may be that the gearbox failure has not been fully fixed.

October 30, 2022 4:15 PM ET

Lap 5/71

Fifth lap, the positions do not change after the start. Lewis Hamilton with the record for the fastest lap so far.

October 30, 2022 4:10 PM ET

Lap 1/71

First complete lap, there was no accident at the start. Hamilton managed to climb to second position and Sergio Pérez got into third, Russell fell to fourth and Sainz remains fifth.

October 30, 2022 4:07 PM ET

Lap 0/71

The race started at the Hermanos Rodríguez Autodrome.

October 30, 2022 4:03 PM ET

Preparation lap!

The formation lap starts, everything ready for the start.

October 30, 2022 4:01 PM ET

Ferrari appears!

Scurderia Ferrari also makes its appearance, Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc will seek to surprise and continue scoring points to get away from their competitors:

October 30, 2022 3:56 PM ET

Mercedes in da house!

All set by Mercedes for the start of the race George Russell and Lewis Hamilton ready to start in second and third position correspondingly:

October 30, 2022 3:53 PM ET

Last details!

The last talks with the runners begin and they begin to prepare for the start. Temperature of 50°C on the asphalt of the Hermanos Rodríguez Autodrome.

October 30, 2022 3:49 PM ET

About to start

Preparations for the Mexico City Grand Prix and the FIA begin. We are a few minutes before the start of the race.

October 30, 2022 3:45 PM ET

Getting ready!

The single-seaters take to the track for the first preparation laps. Kevin Magnussen returned to the Pits so the Haas team can check out a possible gearbox failure. Fernando Alonso went off the track but managed to control his vehicle, with little grip on the tires in these first few laps.

October 30, 2022 3:37 PM ET

The mexican hero is here!

Sergio “Checo” Pérez appears at the Hermanos Rodríguez Autodrome and the chants of “Checo-Checo” begin in the stands. Will he manage to make history and win the Mexican Grand Prix?

October 30, 2022 3:31 PM ET

Final preparations!

All teams are expected to make 2 pit stops and the tire order is Soft-Medium-Soft. Currently the weather is sunny with some clouds and it is around 25°C.

October 30, 2022 3:26 PM ET

Curse of Pole?

The Mexico City Grand Prix is a great curiosity for motor sport fans, in none of its 21 previous editions has the driver who starts in the "Pole Position" won the race, in the last 2 editions Charles Leclerc ( 2019) and Valterri Bottas (2021), finished fourth and fifteenth respectively. This year Max Verstappen will be the one who starts in the first place, will he manage to break this streak?

October 30, 2022 3:21 PM ET

The F1esta begins!

Everything is ready at the Hermanos Rodríguez Autodrome for the start of the race, totally full, around 250,000 people are expected:

October 30, 2022 3:12 PM ET

Last winner!

The last winner of the Mexican Grand Prix was Max Verstappen in the 2021 edition, the Dutchman came from behind to beat Lewis Hamilton and Valterri Bottas, this victory would be essential for Verstappen to become Constructors' World Champion last season.

October 30, 2022 3:08 PM ET

Here we go!

We are just under an hour away from the start of the Mexico City Grand Prix at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez. All teams will go out in search of victory. Who will make it this afternoon? Follow our coverage on VAVEL.

October 30, 2022 3:01 PM ET

Stay with us to follow the Formula 1 2022 Mexico City Grand Prix live!

In a few moments we will share the initial details of the 2022 Mexico City Grand Prix live and corresponding to Formula 1 Week 20, in addition to the latest information that emerges from the Hermanos Rodríguez Autodrome. Do not miss any details of the match with minute by minute and online from VAVEL.

October 30, 2022 12:05 AM ET

Channels for the Formula 1 2022 Mexico City Grand Prix online and live?

This is the start time of the Mexico City Grand Prix in various countries:

Argentina: 16 hours on Star+, F1 TV

Bolivia: 15 hours on Star+, F1 TV

Brazil: 16 hours on DAZN, F1 TV

Chile: 15 hours on Star+, F1 TV

Colombia: 14 hours on Star+, F1 TV

Ecuador: 14 hours on Star+, F1 TV

USA USA (ET): 16 hours on Fox Sports, F1 TV

Spain: 22 hours on DAZN, Movistar+, F1 TV

Mexico: 14 hours on Fox Sports, Fox Sports Premium, TUDN, Canal 5

Paraguay: 16 hours on Star+, F1 TV

Perú: 14 hours on Star+, F1 TV

Uruguay: 16 hours on Star+, F1 TV

Venezuela: 15 hours on Star+, F1 TV

 

 

If you want to follow it online, VAVEL is your best option.

October 30, 2022 12:00 AM ET

The Grid!

This is how the classification for this edition of the Mexico City Grand Prix was defined. Max Verstappen, George Russell and Lewis Hamilton will be the first 3 to start, while Sergio "Checo" Peréz will start in fourth position. Max Verstappen's time was 1:19.22 minutes to finish leading the race today, here are the rest of the starting positions:

Photo: F1
Photo: F1

October 29, 2022 11:55 PM ET

Looking for second place!

After the world champion was defined, all the spotlights have turned to the battle between Sergio Pérez and Charles Leclerc for second place. Red Bull has been proclaimed champion of the Constructors' World Championship and Verstappen of the Drivers' World Championship, now, the Austrian team will look for Checo Pérez to finish in second place in the Constructors' World Championship to ensure the best year in the history of the team in Formula 1 At the moment, the Monegasque is in second place with 267 points, while the Mexican follows closely with 265 points. The battle for second place has been very close as these have concluded with only one position difference in the last 3 grands prix. Leclerc has not won since the Austrian Grand Prix in July, while Checo claimed victory at the Singapore Grand Prix in early October. The Mexican Grand Prix is ​​the great opportunity for Sergio Pérez to take advantage of the local situation to retake second place and take advantage with 2 more races before the end. Sergio Pérez will start in fourth position, while Charles Leclerc will do so in seventh, if he stays like this until the end, Checo would retake second place and have a 4-point advantage.

Photo: F1
Photo: F1

October 29, 2022 11:50 PM ET

Battle for fifth!

Another area to watch is the fight for fifth place between Carlos Sainz and Lewis Hamilton, the Spaniard is in fifth place in the drivers' table with 202 points, while the Briton is close with 198 points. Hamilton will start in third position while Sainz will do so in fifth, if these positions are maintained at the end of the 2022 Mexico City Grand Prix, the Briton would tie the Spaniard and everything would remain to be defined in the Brazilian and Arabian Grand Prix Saudi for the fifth position in the Drivers' World Championship. Carlos Sainz has left many points by failing to finish the last two Grand Prix due to failures in his car.

Photo: F1
Photo: F1


 

October 29, 2022 11:45 PM ET

Renewal until 2025

In the week Formula 1 announced that the Mexico City Grand Prix was renewed until 2025. On this, Stefano Domenicali, President and CEO of Formula 1 commented “Every year the race attracts a large number of passionate fans, and the atmosphere is amazing, and I know everyone will be excited by this news.” Between 2015 and 2021, the event generated more than $2.443 million dollars in economic activity and created 57,080 jobs, in addition to generating an economic benefit for the region.

October 29, 2022 11:40 PM ET

Where’s the race?

The Autodromo Hermanos Rodríguez located in Mexico City will host this race between the Formula 1 teams that seek to close the 2022 championship in a good way. This circuit has a capacity for 110,000 fans and was inaugurated in 1959. It also has 17 curves and a length of 4,304 kilometers.

Photo: F1
Photo: F1

October 29, 2022 11:35 PM ET

Welcome!

Good day to all VAVEL readers! Welcome to the blog commentary of the 2022 Mexican Grand Prix, corresponding to date 20 of Formula 1 2022. The race will take place at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodríguez, at 4:00 p.m.

October 29, 2022 11:30 PM ET
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