Sundaram Ramaswami
The Mexico City Grand Prix might not have produced the excitement we all expected, but the post-race celebrations more than made for it. Max Verstappen’s ninth victory of the season saw him climb further up in the record books while Sergio Perez made a few of his own.
Here are all the numbers from the 2021 Mexico City GP –
GENERAL –
- The pole-sitter hasn’t won or even stood on the podium in the last four races in Mexico.
- The race saw the lowest number of overtakes at this venue (19) since it returned to the F1 calendar in 2015.
RED BULL –
- Last time’s winner, Max Verstappen recorded his 19th career win, nine of which have come in the 2021 campaign alone.
- He has won in Mexico on three occasions, making him the most successful driver in this country. His best win tally in any one country is four (Austria).
- Each of the Dutchman’s three wins at this venue has had winning margins of over 16 seconds.
- Verstappen has led 569 laps this year – 400 laps more than anyone else – putting him ninth in the all-time list for laps led in a single season.
- He also surpassed Ayrton Senna for the most wins in a season with a Honda-powered car.
- Sergio Perez took his third podium on the trot, the first time he’s ever done so in his 11-year career.
- He also became the first Mexican to lead a lap and stand on the podium in a home Grand Prix.
- It was the first time both Red Bull drivers stood on the rostrum in three consecutive races since Abu Dhabi-USA-Brazil 2013.
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MERCEDES –
- Lewis Hamilton stood second for the seventh time this year, the most he’s ever taken in one season.
- Valtteri Bottas has now failed to win 13 of the 19 races he’s started from pole position.
- Bottas eventually finished P15, his worst race finish for Mercedes. His previous low was 14th at the 2020 Turkish GP.
- Mercedes’ lead in the constructors’ standings has been slashed heavily down to a single point now.
FERRARI –
- Carlos Sainz finally broke his points-scoring duck in Mexico by finishing P6.
- He has now scored in each of the last 11 races.
- Both Ferrari drivers finished in the points, the 13th time this year out of 18 races.
McLAREN –
- Daniel Ricciardo now stands second (34) in the all-time list of consecutive race finishes. He’s seen the chequered flag in every race since Styria 2020 and is only behind Lewis Hamilton (48).
- Lando Norris took the last point on offer in P10. His average race-finish position in the first half was 4.5, which has dropped to 8.2 since the Belgian GP.
- Mexico has always been a tough outing for the Woking-based squad. They’ve collected just six points in as many races here since 2015.
- McLaren have relinquished third place to Ferrari and have a 13.5 points deficit with four races remaining.
ALPHATAURI –
- Pierre Gasly’s P4 was AlphaTauri’s best result in Mexico.
- The team from Faenza have now drawn level on points with Alpine for P5.
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ASTON MARTIN –
- Sebastian Vettel scored points for the second successive race, a rarity these days.
- The German has taken points in every Mexican race since 2016.
ALFA ROMEO –
- With a P8 finish at the Mexico City Grand Prix, Kimi Raikkonen took his joint-best result of 2021.
- Antonio Giovinazzi finished 11th for the third race on the trot.
HAAS –
- Nikita Mazepin finished 18th, three laps behind the race winner. Surprisingly, he was a lap down on the immediate driver ahead of him, Nicholas Latifi, who finished 17th.
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