Mexico City Grand Prix (2021)
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| # | Driver | Constructor | Pts. | Time | Result | Fastest L. | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen (33) | Red Bull | 25 | 1:38:39.086 | Finished | 1:18.999 | 3 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton (44) | Mercedes | 18 | +16.555 | Finished | 1:19.820 | 2 |
| 3 | Sergio Pérez (11) | Red Bull | 15 | +17.752 | Finished | 1:19.468 | 4 |
| 4 | Pierre Gasly (10) | AlphaTauri | 12 | +1:03.845 | Finished | 1:20.510 | 5 |
| 5 | Charles Leclerc (16) | Ferrari | 10 | +1:21.037 | Finished | 1:20.665 | 8 |
| 6 | Carlos Sainz (55) | Ferrari | 8 | +1 Lap | 1:20.081 | 6 | |
| 7 | Sebastian Vettel (5) | Aston Martin | 6 | +1 Lap | 1:20.460 | 9 | |
| 8 | Kimi Räikkönen (7) | Alfa Romeo | 4 | +1 Lap | 1:20.713 | 10 | |
| 9 | Fernando Alonso (14) | Alpine F1 Team | 2 | +1 Lap | 1:20.711 | 12 | |
| 10 | Lando Norris (4) | McLaren | 1 | +1 Lap | 1:20.617 | 18 | |
| 11 | Antonio Giovinazzi (99) | Alfa Romeo | 0 | +1 Lap | 1:21.523 | 11 | |
| 12 | Daniel Ricciardo (3) | McLaren | 0 | +1 Lap | 1:21.069 | 7 | |
| 13 | Esteban Ocon (31) | Alpine F1 Team | 0 | +1 Lap | 1:21.348 | 19 | |
| 14 | Lance Stroll (18) | Aston Martin | 0 | +2 Laps | 1:20.930 | 20 | |
| 15 | Valtteri Bottas (77) | Mercedes | 0 | +2 Laps | 1:17.774 | 1 | |
| 16 | George Russell (63) | Williams | 0 | +2 Laps | 1:22.016 | 16 | |
| 17 | Nicholas Latifi (6) | Williams | 0 | +2 Laps | 1:21.546 | 13 | |
| 18 | Nikita Mazepin (9) | Haas F1 Team | 0 | +3 Laps | 1:21.402 | 15 | |
| Mick Schumacher (47) | Haas F1 Team | 0 | Collision | 14 | |||
| Yuki Tsunoda (22) | AlphaTauri | 0 | Collision | 17 |
Race Notes
- First corners: Verstappen starting from 3rd place managed to overtake both Mercedes in the first corner with the help of a slipstream. Bottas was spun after a collision with Ricciardo. Causing both to pit and end up last. Ocon was Sandwiched by Schumacher and Tsunoda resulting in retirements for the Alpha Tauri and Haas driver.
- Sainz had a better pace than Leclerc resulting in Ferrari ordering a swap of positions. Sainz managed to build a gap and came closer to Gasly but couldn't come close. They swapped positions back in the end.[2]Ferrari drivers shrug off team orders spat in Mexico after wrenching P3 from McLaren(www.formula1.com)
- In the last few laps with no hopes for Bottas to score any points he changed to new soft tyres and tried to steal the fastest lap from Verstappen. He came out before Verstappen who slowed him and ruined his lap. Bottas managed to overtake him but Verstappen stepped up his pace again and forced a blue flag for Bottas resulting in him having to let Verstappen overtake him. After that, the Mercedes driver pitted again to get away and managed to get the fastest lap in the last one.
Highlights
* of the drivers which finished
** without extreme laps (time < 1.5 * fastest lap)
* of the drivers which finished
** without extreme laps (time < 1.5 * fastest lap)
* of the drivers who drove 50 Laps
* of the drivers which finished
** without extreme laps (time < 1.5 * fastest lap)
* of the drivers which finished
** without extreme laps (time < 1.5 * fastest lap)
* Best 99 Laps of both drivers
** Only Teams that completed 99 Laps
Driver | Constructor | Lap | Stop | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Ricciardo | McLaren | 1 | 1 | 38.13 |
| V. Bottas | Mercedes | 1 | 1 | 22.46 |
| N. Latifi | Williams | 11 | 1 | 23.68 |
| L. Stroll | Aston Martin | 12 | 1 | 23.59 |
| N. Mazepin | Haas F1 Team | 13 | 1 | 25.09 |
| E. Ocon | Alpine F1 Team | 14 | 1 | 23.10 |
| G. Russell | Williams | 15 | 1 | 21.98 |
| A. Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | 16 | 1 | 22.20 |
| L. Hamilton | Mercedes | 29 | 1 | 22.37 |
| C. Leclerc | Ferrari | 30 | 1 | 22.09 |
| P. Gasly | AlphaTauri | 31 | 1 | 22.55 |
| K. Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | 32 | 1 | 22.42 |
| M. Verstappen | Red Bull | 33 | 1 | 21.91 |
| S. Vettel | Aston Martin | 33 | 1 | 22.28 |
| L. Stroll | Aston Martin | 34 | 2 | 26.06 |
| D. Ricciardo | McLaren | 38 | 2 | 22.81 |
| F. Alonso | Alpine F1 Team | 39 | 1 | 23.98 |
| S. Pérez | Red Bull | 40 | 1 | 22.11 |
| V. Bottas | Mercedes | 40 | 2 | 31.66 |
| C. Sainz | Ferrari | 42 | 1 | 22.03 |
| L. Norris | McLaren | 44 | 1 | 22.53 |
| N. Latifi | Williams | 49 | 2 | 22.74 |
| N. Mazepin | Haas F1 Team | 58 | 2 | 23.64 |
| V. Bottas | Mercedes | 63 | 3 | 22.68 |
| V. Bottas | Mercedes | 67 | 4 | 26.44 |
Tyre selection
The medium compound combination of C2, C3, C4 was selected for the Mexico City Grand Prix 2021.
Out of five possible tyre compounds Pirelli selects a set of three for each race weekend. C1 is the hardest available tyre and C5 is the softest one. Intermediate and wet tyres are the same each weekend. The hardest tyre in a reace is always coloured white, the middle one yellow and the softest one red.
Tyre regulations
| Category | Front | Rear |
|---|---|---|
| Min. Starting Pressures | 19.5 psi | 19.5 psi |
| EOS Camber Limit | -3.50° | -2.00° |
Pirelli Track Characteristics
Traction
- 3 / 5
Braking
- 4 / 5
Lateral
- 2 / 5
Tyre Stress
- 3 / 5
Asphalt Grip
- 2 / 5
Asphalt Abrasion
- 2 / 5
Downforce
- 5 / 5