Max Verstappen took his sixth System 1 win on the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez after a historic Mexico Metropolis Grand Prix and had a hilarious proposal to supply.
The Dutchman secured his third win of the 2026 season after the 71-lap race on Sunday.
And with Andrea Kimi Antonelli securing the ultimate podium place behind the Ferrari of Lewis Hamilton, the Mercedes driver was topped the youngest-ever F1 World Champion.
Verstappen began the race on the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez from fifth on the grid.
That mentioned, the squabbling pair of Hamilton and Charles Leclerc, initially, allowed the 29-year-old to take the outright lead of the race.
After securing his sixth win on the Circuit, the Pink Bull driver hilariously recommended the organisers to think about renaming the occasion to the ‘Maxico’ GP.
“They need to really name it the ‘Maxico’ Grand Prix,” he informed media together with Motorsport Week.
“That may be nice. I truthfully love being right here. I like the town, I like the atmosphere, I like the followers.
“However I don’t know why. Typically your automobile simply comes alive, and also you’ve had good races and never numerous dangerous luck generally as properly.
“It’s simply at all times come collectively for me right here, and, in fact, I fortunately take that.”
Max Verstappen reveals “inconsistent” Pink Bull points at F1 Mexico GP
Regardless of clear air forward of him for almost all of the race, Verstappen’s afternoon wasn’t as easy because it appeared.
The four-time F1 World Champion revealed he was dealing with persistent engine braking points, which had even prompted him to complain over the group radio.
Verstappen known as the anomaly ‘random’ and conceded that Pink Bull didn’t have a solution as to its root trigger.
“It occurs randomly. The engine simply decides by itself what to do, to be sincere. So, I don’t know.
“Perhaps I have to have a dialog with the engine earlier than going into the race. Perhaps it has to behave higher.
“We don’t know. Typically it simply occurs. It’s not very constant.
“All the pieces is operating so scorching right here, and in addition for the turbocharger and every thing, it’s robust to make every thing spot on.”
Verstappen heads into the race weekend at Interlagos sitting second within the drivers’ standings, nonetheless combating for the vice-champion spot with Hamilton.
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