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2021 FIA Formula One World Championship
2021 Mexican Grand Prix
Mexico Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez
Mexico City, Mexico
Sunday, 7 November 2021
Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas will be determined to record his second win of the current season at the Mexican
Grand Prix on November 7.
The Finnish star secured a podium finish at the last Mexican Grand Prix race in 2019 as he finished third with his teammate Lewis Hamilton winning the event.
However, Bottas failed to secure a podium finish in the most recent race which was the 2021 United States Grand Prix on October 24 as he finished sixth.
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Max Verstappen of Red Bull Racing-Honda won the United States Grand Prix as he continues to push for his first Formula One world title.
Hamilton and Red Bull Racing-Honda driver Sergio Perez finished second and third respectively in a race that took place at the United States Circuit of the Americas.
Verstappen is sitting at the top of the Drivers' Championship standings and he is followed by his main title rival, Hamilton with five races left in the current campaign.
Bottas, whose hopes of winning the 2021 Formula One world championship have diminished, will be looking to cement his place in the top three with a win in Mexico.
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"The race was difficult like I expected. What made it more tricky in the first stint was being behind the AlphaTauris and not being able to get by. [I] obviously lost quite a bit of time," Bottas said after the United States Grand Prix.
"Unfortunately, there was no help of a Safety Car today. I made some progress, but it was slow. Making progress was difficult and we knew it would be, because of the temperatures here and the characteristics of the track.
"Not the strongest weekend for us, but in free air the car felt good, and there are plenty of learnings we can take forward as a team," he added.
"I really hope it [Mexican Grand Prix] will be straightforward. No doubt it's going to be a track that favours Red Bull, but [I'm] looking forward to it."
Mercedes are placed at the top of the Constructors' Championship standings and they are followed by Red Bull Racing-Honda and McLaren-Mercedes respectively.
2019 Mexican Grand Prix results
Winner: Lewis Hamilton - Mercedes
Runner-Up: Sebastian Vettel - Ferrari
Third-Place: Valtteri Bottas - Mercedes
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