Formula 1 Mexico Grand Prix: Preview, Predictions, Betting Odds, Schedule

• Formula 1 is heading to the city of Mexico for round 20 of the 2023 season
• The weekend's action continues the run of races taking place in North America
• Sports Brief takes a look at race schedules, previews, and betting picks ahead of the Mexican GP

The United States Grand Prix weekend was an absolute thrill ride, encompassing exciting racing, off-track excitement, and the FIA issuing late penalties and subsequent disqualifications to Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton. The Circuit of the Americas (COTA) event had it all.

Following the action-packed event at COTA, Formula 1 now shifts its focus to the next leg of the triple-header in the Americas, the Mexico City Grand Prix.

The Autodrome Hermanos Rodriguez circuit, which has been a fixture in the sport since 1963, is most famous for its lengthy run down to turn one which consistently delivers some of the most dramatic starts in F1 racing.

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For Red Bull's Sergio Perez, a special race awaits on his home turf, where he carries the hopes of his fans. Despite being in the shadow of his teammate Max Verstappen throughout the 2023 season, reports from SpeedWeek state that Perez maintains an "optimistic" outlook regarding his chances of clinching a victory this weekend.

Lewis Hamilton's recent disqualification at the US Grand Prix has handed Perez a 39-point advantage over the Mercedes driver in the race for second place in the drivers' championship, allowing Perez to concentrate on his race without worrying about the pursuing Mercedes driver.

As the action unfolds, Sports Brief is here to keep you in the loop and in this piece, we provide an extensive preview, insight into what to expect, the race schedule, and betting picks for the Mexico City GP.

Mexico City Grand Prix Schedule

The 2023 Mexico City Grand Prix spans from October 27 to October 29, with various sessions and events scheduled across three days.

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Friday, October 27

Practice One at 12:30 (GMT-6)

Practice Two at 16:00 (GMT-6)

Saturday, October 28

Practice Three at 11:30 (GMT-6)

Qualifying at 15:00 (GMT-6)

Sunday, October 29

Grand Prix race at 14:00 (GMT-6)

Mexico City Grand Prix Preview

Red Bull Racing have remained dominant throughout the 2023 season, winning every race except the Singapore Grand Prix. Max Verstappen remains the favourite, having secured four dominant victories at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in 2017, 2018, 2021, and 2022, as reported by Stats F1.

Mercedes and Red Bull are the only two teams to have recorded victories at this circuit since its return to the F1 calendar in 2015; however, Zak Brown and his McLaren team will also fancy an outside chance of securing their first victory since Daniel Ricciardo's win at the Italian Grand Prix in 2021.

Mexico City Grand Prix Predictions

Race Winner:

Verstappen, who has won 15 of the 18 races this season, is the favourite to secure his 16th win of the season. Bookmakers offer odds of 1.29 for the Dutch driver to win the race.

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Perez, racing in front of his home crowd, is also a top contender, with odds of 11.0 for the 33-year-old to secure victory.

For a dark horse scenario where seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton wins his first race since Jeddah 2021, our Bookmaker offers odds of 9.90.

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Mexico GP Circuit Information

Circuit Name: Autodrome Hermanos Rodriguez

Length of Lap: 4.304km

Lap Record: Valtteri Bottas (2012) with a time of 1:17.774

Total Number of Race Laps: 71

Total Race Distance: 305.354 km

First Grand Prix: Hosted in 1963

Past Mexico GP Winners

2022: Verstappen, Hamilton, Perez

2021: Verstappen, Hamilton, Perez

2020: Not held

2019: Hamilton, Vettel, Bottas

2018: Verstappen, Vettel, Raikkonen

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In a previous report, Sports Brief stated that the FIA inadvertently handed Sergio Perez a lifeline to secure his Red Bull seat for 2024 after they disqualified Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc from the US GP.

Both drivers were reported to have failed checks on the planks underneath their Mercedes and Ferrari cars after the race. Hamilton had finished in second place before his disqualification.

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