F1: Lewis Hamilton responds to ‘awkward’ boos from Mexico fans as he beats home favourite Sergio Perez

AUTO-PRIX-MEX-F1-RACE
AFP via Getty Images
Marc Mayo31 October 2022

Lewis Hamilton was taken aback by booing from the home fans as he finished second in the Mexico City Grand Prix.

Max Verstappen cruised home to bag his 14th win of the year, an F1 record, while local favourite Sergio Perez came home third.

Hamilton, who had also qualified one place ahead of Perez’s Red Bull before both overtook George Russell on the first lap, admitted his uncertainty at the crowd’s reaction as jeers were audible at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez podium ceremony.

“This has been an amazing crowd, definitely a bit awkward this time around with boos all day,” he said.

“But, nevertheless I have so much love for Mexico and for the people here.

“What a great race and an event they've put on this weekend.

“I was so close in that first stint but I think the Red Bull was clearly too fast today and ultimately, maybe they had the better tyre strategy.”

F1 has witnessed a rise in fans booing their local favourite’s rivals in recent years, with similar incidents at Silverstone and Zandvoort quickly condemned by all drivers concerned.

Create a FREE account to continue reading

eros

Registration is a free and easy way to support our journalism.

Join our community where you can: comment on stories; sign up to newsletters; enter competitions and access content on our app.

Your email address

Must be at least 6 characters, include an upper and lower case character and a number

You must be at least 18 years old to create an account

* Required fields

Already have an account? SIGN IN

By clicking Create Account you confirm that your data has been entered correctly and you have read and agree to our Terms of use , Cookie policy and Privacy policy .

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Thank you for registering

Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged in