Max Verstappen’s victory at the United States Grand Prix in Austin has revived Red Bull’s championship hopes and delayed Mercedes driver Andrea Kimi Antonelli’s title coronation. Antonelli still leads the standings comfortably, but the gap at the front of the field has narrowed.

In qualifying at the Circuit of The Americas, Antonelli took pole ahead of Verstappen, with Ferrari’s challenge collapsing. On race day, Verstappen converted Red Bull’s resurgent pace into the win that reopened the title picture.

Mexico next, a track that has favoured Red Bull

The championship now moves to the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez on November 1. The high-altitude circuit, set against the Día de Muertos backdrop, has historically been kind to Red Bull’s car, and Verstappen has multiple previous wins there.

Wolff: ‘take your hat off to Red Bull’

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has not tried to downplay what Red Bull has pulled off since the summer break, warning that the final four races will be “full-on”.

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“Really, you need to take your hat off to what Red Bull has done this season,” Wolff told PlanetF1, before adding that the fight between the teams would carry into next year as well.

The Mexico City Grand Prix is scheduled for Sunday, November 1.

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