Formula 1 now in the live ticker: Verstappen succeeds in surprise maneuvers in Mexico – Hamilton collapses

Formula 1 is in Mexico – the world championship fight between Verstappen and Hamilton comes to a head. Schumacher struggles with Mazepin. The race in the live ticker.

Formula 1: Mexican Grand Prix – the starting grid

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53/71: Verstappen conjures up the fastest race lap on the track at the front. The Dutchman stays a hundredth under 1:19:00 minutes.

50/71: Perez is catching up on Hamilton, only six seconds behind. In the last lap alone, the Mexican opened up to the British for over a second.

45/71: Lando Norris pits for the first time in this race. The McLaren driver drove up to seventh place and is in tenth place.

42/71: Bad luck for Bottas! The Finn loses a lot of time at the pit stop – it gets stuck and stalled when changing tires. Having started from first place, Bottas is currently only in 15th place.

40/71: Perez stays outside for a long time and then goes into the pits. The Mexican comes back on track in third behind Hamilton.

36/71: Perez is now at the top, making him the first Mexican to lead the Mexican Grand Prix. Can the Red Bull driver keep ahead of Hamilton? “Checo” should be pitting soon.

Formula 1 now in the live ticker: Verstappen expands leadership in Mexico

34/71: Verstappen in the pits – everything is going according to plan at the Dutchman.

32/71: Gasly pits too. This puts Hamilton in third place behind the two Red Bulls who have not stopped yet.

31/71: At least from Hamilton’s point of view: Leclerc pits in the next round. But that still cost the British valuable time.

30/71: The Mercedes crew gets ready and Hamilton drives into the pits. Everything was fine there. Bitter: Hamilton is now stuck in fifth place between the two Ferraris.

26/71: Verstappen still hasn’t shown up in the pit lane. Strategy poker has long since begun.

24/71: Hamilton seems a little desperate about the superiority of Red Bull. “These guys are just too strong for us,” the world champion radioed to the Mercedes box.

23/71: Verstappen really presses the tube again before the approaching pit stop – over eight seconds.

20/71: Verstappen’s lead at the top is growing steadily. Hamilton is already back over seven seconds. It won’t be long before the first pit stops are due.

15/71: The Red Bulls of Verstappen and Perez hit the asphalt here one personal best after the other, Mercedes shouldn’t taste that at all. Hamilton is almost six seconds behind. Perez is only two seconds behind the world champion.

13/71: At the top, Verstappen gained a lead of four seconds. Hamilton now has to stay tuned without damaging the tires too much.

11/71: Vettel puts pressure on Giovinazzi. The Heppenheimer wants to sit in front of the Italian as soon as possible.

9/71: Mick Schumacher has meanwhile arrived at the Haas command post after leaving and is immediately comforted. Schumi junior was not to blame for his departure.

6/71: Sebastian Vettel was able to make up one place at the start and is eighth. As already mentioned, the other German Mick Schumacher retired shortly after the start.

5/71: Verstappen fits the right moment and distances himself from his pursuer. The world championship leader has a lead of well over a second and is thus out of the DRS window.

4/71: The safety car will come back in a minute. Verstappen now has to defend the lead in front of Hamilton.

Formula 1 now in the live ticker: amazing start in Mexico – Verstappen manages surprise maneuvers

1/71: Tsunoda also got it, so the safety car comes out. Bitter: Mick Schumacher unfortunately retired. But what kind of start was Verstappen ?! The flying Dutchman waits until the last point to brake and overtakes the Silver Arrows on the left wing.

START: The lights go red! The Mercedes in the front come off well. Verstappen overtakes both on the outside. Insanity! Then suddenly the pole setter Bottas turns.

8 pm: The formation lap starts punctually: Now it’s time to bring the tires up to temperature. The start of the race in Mexico is eagerly awaited.

7:55 p.m .: The start will be decisive for the rest of the race. World Championship leader Max Verstappen is third behind Lewis Hamilton. The Dutchman can start on the clean side of the track. In any case, it is about to keep your nerve. “There will be a couple of trembling hands at the start. Whoever has the better nerve will be ahead, ”said Mercedes boss Toto Wolff in advance.

7.45 p.m .: The Mexican anthem initiates the countdown to the start of the race. It won’t be long before the Formula 1 cars let the engines roar.

7:33 p.m .: After an interruption of more than 20 years, the Mexican Grand Prix has been back on the Formula 1 racing calendar since 2015. In the previous year, the race had to be canceled due to the corona pandemic. In 2015 Nico Rosberg won in Mexico. Then Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen took two wins each, two years ago the Briton celebrated on the podium with a sombrero.

Update from November 7th, 7:25 p.m .: Viva, Mexico! Formula 1 is expecting a spectacle today. The mood ahead of the Mexican Grand Prix is ​​boiling over. The fans in the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez have been looking forward to the start of the race for hours. The jubilation is especially great when local hero Sergio Perez can be seen. Thunderous applause broke out on his way to the starting grid. “Checo, Checo” echoes through the former baseball stadium.

Update from November 7th, 7:10 pm: In less than an hour it will finally start! The Mexican Grand Prix is ​​just around the corner. The world championship fight promises to be a real thriller. The Mercedes around world champion Lewis Hamilton form the front row, right behind the Brit in third place is Max Verstappen. Should the Briton stay ahead of the Dutchman in the race, he could shorten the gap from currently 12 points.

Preliminary report: Mexico City – Hola, Formula 1*! The premier class of motorsport is back in Mexico*, At the weekend the championship fight between Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton enters the decisive phase. The race in Mexico City marks the beginning of one Triple headers *, for the next two weeks the Formula 1* to Brazil and Qatar. In Saudi Arabia and Abu Dhabi, the decision will be made in the beginning of December World Championship*.

Formula 1 today in the live ticker: Hamilton in Mexico before Verstappen – Bottas on pole

But to everyone’s surprise, neither start in Mexico Max Verstappen * still Lewis Hamilton * from pole position. Valtteri Bottas * burned the fastest lap into the asphalt with 1: 15.875 minutes and will be the first to start the race on Sunday at 8 p.m. Behind it, Mercedes team-mate Hamilton follows before the World Cup leaders Verstappen. * The Dutchman has an advantage over the British with twelve points.

“Third is not that great, but still better than having to start from second,” said Verstappen, talking about the messed up qualification. In third place, the 24-year-old starts the race from the clean side of the track. “It’s a long way to the first corner”, Red Bull team boss Christian Horner threatened the Mercedes. Both Verstappen and Hamilton could do that Mexican Grand Prix * win twice each, at the last Grand Prix in 2019 the Briton triumphed.

Formula 1 in the live ticker: Mexico home game for Perez – Vettel slides forward

For the locals, the title duel is only a minor matter. Everything revolves around Sergio Perez. Verstappen’s Mexican team-mate is cheered enthusiastically on every corner of the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez. As fourth at the start, the 31-year-old can hope for a podium place. A Mexican has never won his home race in Formula 1. “Checo” Perez can only experience that if he doesn’t get in the way of Verstappen’s World Cup chances. Otherwise the stable management will probably intervene.

Sebastian Vettel has to leave midfield again. After all, Hesse moved up two places at the start because two of his opponents received penalties. Ninth place gives the Aston Martin driver the prospect of further championship points. Incidentally, the Heppenheimer came second in Mexico in 2018 and 2019.

Formula 1 in the live ticker: Mick Schumacher grapples with Mazepin in Mexico

Mick Schumacher * also benefits from engine penalties and starts the race from 14th position on the grid. The son of record world champion Michael Schumacher has once again left his Haas teammate Nikita Mazepin behind. In qualifying, however, Schumi junior and Mazepin came dangerously close one more time, so that even the pits had to intervene. The Russian wanted to drive faster to warm up his tires and therefore overtake the German. But since Schumacher was stuck behind a crowd, the Haas command center refused to overtake.

“The problem was that it was pretty slow. I followed the rules, but apparently other requirements apply to the other side of the box, ”said Mazepin, visibly pissed off at Sky. He recalled a similar situation in Zandvoort when he gave way to his team-mate. Schumacher, on the other hand, stayed calm when asked. “In this case, I think there was no need to switch positions and the team took care of that. That’s why there is nothing more to say on my part, ”explained the 22-year-old.

The last word between the two rookies should not have been spoken this weekend, the difference of opinion will probably continue on the track on Sunday evening. This time, Schumacher should try to stay out of the world championship fight between Verstappen and Hamilton. We look forward to the race in Mexico and are there for you in the live ticker. Have fun! (ck) * tz.de is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA