F1's Carlos Sainz Picks Up Second Win of 2024 Season, Ferrari Passes Red Bull In Constructors Championship
Carlos Sainz earned another win at the 2024 Formula 1 Mexico City Grand Prix held at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez on Sunday (October 27) in Mexico City, Mex.
The 30-year-old Spanish F1 driver started on pole position and maintained first place throughout most of the grand prix, clinching his second win of the season!
Previously, Carlos won the Australian Grand Prix back in March after returning from falling ill from appendicitis.
Carlos‘s win also marks the first time Ferrari has won in Mexico since 1990 when Alain Prost took the top spot on the podium!
At the Mexico City Grand Prix, Lando Norris came in second and Carlos’ teammate Charles Leclerc placed third.
Carlos and Charles‘ placements catapulted Scuderia Ferrari HP into second place in the constructors championship, surpassing Red Bull. They are now just behind Lando‘s McLaren, who is 29 points ahead with four more races left of this season!
Max Verstappen still holds the top spot in the driver standings with 362 points, while Lando trails with 315 and Charles in third with 291.
The next Formula 1 race will take place next weekend, heading further south to Brazil for the Sao Paulo Grand Prix on November 3rd.
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