NOVEMBER 1, 2023

(Formula1.com)

Max Verstappen (No. 1 Oracle Red Bull Racing) scored a dominant victory at this weekend’s Mexico City Grand Prix, taking the lead at the start of the race to finish ahead of Lewis Hamilton (No. 44 Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team), as he sealed his fifth win at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez – and his 16th victory of the season. Verstappen lined up in third but made a phenomenal start using the tow from pole-sitter Charles Leclerc (No. 16 Scuderia Ferrari) as he took the lead into Turn 1. At the same corner, however, Leclerc collided with the fast-starting Sergio Perez (No. 11 Oracle Red Bull Racing), knocking the home favorite out of the race. Leclerc was in second ahead of Lewis Hamilton and Carlos Sainz (No. 55 Scuderia Ferrari), when Kevin Magnussen (No. 20 MoneyGram Haas F1 Team) crashed into the barrier at Turn 8 halfway through. The Dane was okay as he jumped out of the car but the resulting damage to his car and the barrier forced the red flags to be waved. At the subsequent restart, Verstappen kept a hold of the lead, with Hamilton – on the medium compound tires – overtaking Leclerc for second a few laps later. The Briton held on to the position, with Leclerc taking the final spot on the podium ahead of Sainz. Watch the Race Highlights here. (Thank you to Formula1.com)

(MotoGP)

It's turning out to be an absolute dogfight for the 2023 MotoGP™ Championship as the gap in the standings is reduced back down to just 13 points with three rounds remaining. How? Pure magic, with Jorge Martin (No. 89 Prima Pramac Racing) coming out on top against Brad Binder (No. 33 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) and Francesco Bagnaia (No. 1 Ducati Lenovo Team) in a nail-biting, gloves off, all-out battle for victory in the Thailand GP at Buriram. Martin won and Binder crossed the line in P2 but exceeded track limits on the final lap, so Bagnaia takes those sweet, sweet 20 points. And did we mention? It was also the fourth-closest premier class podium finish of all time with just 0.253 in it. Marco Bezzecchi (No. 72 Mooney VR46 Racing Team) moved up to finish third. Watch the intense last two laps of the Thailand MotoGP here. (Thank you to MotoGP.com)

(Photo of Jorge Martin by AE Special Contributor Whit Bazemore)

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