Verstappen crushes Hamilton and accelerates to the title

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• World Cup 2021 The pulse between Verstappen and Hamilton

Such was the supremacy of

that he well deserves a round of tequilas in Mexico City. The Dutchman's ninth victory, with which he increased his lead at the top of the World Cup to 19 points, left

with no room for response

and brought desolation to Mercedes, who had lost

advantage

in the first corner. The author of the

could only console himself with the bonus of the fastest lap (1: 17.774), while the reigning champion sweated ink to contain the onslaught of

, the first Mexican in F1 history to get on the podium in his home race. The delirium of the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, delivered to the Red Bull drivers, seems like just a preview of what is coming for

, just four races away from ending the Silver Arrows dynasty.

More attentive to the jokes on the radio than to his rear-view mirrors, as relaxed as in his living room, Verstappen did and undid as he pleased at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez. Hamilton, on the other hand, can still console himself with his loot, since in the last nine laps he contained a Pérez who stalked him with the knife between his teeth. Everything he had to do was done by Mad Max on the endless run to the first corner. It was the triumphant alpha and omega of a race where Carlos Sainz, after an exchange of positions with his teammate Charles Leclerc, finished sixth and Fernando Alonso, ninth.

At the start, under a blazing sun, everything came to fruition. Bottas made a mistake in his calculation, more focused on Hamilton, on his right, than on closing the one who should never have allowed the passage. Ignoring the presence of Verstappen, glued to his rear wing, optimizing the slipstream, was a calamitous mistake. And upon arrival at the first corner, the World Championship leader put his category on record with extremely hasty braking. He barely put the car on his waist, while Bottas received an onslaught from

that relegated both of them to the well. To remove the waste, the entrance of the

was ordered

.

The start, of course, had met expectations, to the delirium of the Mexican fans, who constantly encouraged

, in third position. Not in a dream would the Red Bull bosses have fantasized about a similar scenario, because Verstappen soon consolidated between six and eight seconds on Hamilton, engulfed in his boring litany about the tires.

From behind, Sainz and Alonso minimized the damage, tiptoeing through the remains of ailerons. The Madrilenian took

of the way to follow his teammate

wake

, while the two-time champion enjoyed himself with a precious overtake over

. It would not take long for Fernando to be stalked by the two McLaren, who blocked the hypothetical progression of Bottas.

Little else was mentioned during the first third of a race where forecasts pointed to a single

. On lap 30, Hamilton was the first to change the wheels, as Pérez had narrowed the fence to less than two seconds. When he was released, he came out behind Leclerc, increasing the risk of an

from the Mexican. Fortunately for the Briton, Ferrari called his pilot almost immediately. He immediately got his Hamilton hard wheels working, avoiding further mishaps.

That same shoe was used by Verstappen on lap 33, helped by the speed of his mechanics, who set Sunday's record in the garages (2.2 seconds). In the Foro Sol, the most populous grandstand of the Autodromo, thousands of gorges celebrated the provisional leadership of Pérez, who endured another eight laps before renewing his tires. If Verstappen's victory, by then, was already taken for granted, there was also reason to believe that Checo posed a real threat to Hamilton.

Before solving that question, there was time to observe Alonso's slow pace against

or

, before being pressured by

. With this Alpine in his hands, with which

sailed in a nobody's zone, not much more should be demanded from Oviedo. Much more interesting was Sainz's progression, especially with the hard wheels, which Ferrari had used to divide its strategy. Leclerc, who entered 12 laps early, immediately saw what was coming. He was by no means able to sustain his fifth place and on lap 58 there was the inevitable exchange of positions. Carlos could not reach Pierre Gasly, so he finally had to return the gesture to the Monegasque.

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