Max Verstappen did himself a good service during the
Mexican Grand Prix by crossing the finish line first. With the victory, he now has a 19 point lead over
Lewis Hamilton.
The race in Mexico saw little in the way of positional changes. Only Kimi Räikkönen managed to move up a place in the world championship standings, at the expense of
Nicholas Latifi.
Sergio Perez moved closer to
Valtteri Bottas, who remained scoreless in Mexico. The Mexican has twenty points to make up this season.
World Championship standings after the Mexican GP
1.
Max Verstappen: 312.5 points
2.
Lewis Hamilton: 293.5 points
3. Valtteri Bottas: 185 points
4. Sergio Perez: 165 points
5.
Lando Norris: 150 points
6.
Charles Leclerc: 138 points
7.
Carlos Sainz 130.5 points
9.
Pierre Gasly: 86 points
10. Fernando Alonso: 60 points
11.
Esteban Ocon: 46 points
13.
Lance Stroll: 26 points
14. Yuki Tsunoda: 20 points
15.
George Russell: 16 points
16.
Kimi Raikkonen: 10 points
17. Nicholas Latifi: 7 points
19. Mick Schumacher: 0 points
20. Nikita Mazepin: 0 points