F1 News: How The Mexican GP Changed The Championship - Ricciardo's Triumph Bad News For Haas

An updated look at the Drivers' and Constructors' Standings following the Mexican Grand Prix.

Max Verstappen took yet another victory at the Mexican Grand Prix, breaking his own record with his sixteenth win of the 2023 season. But, with strong performances coming from drivers such as Lewis Hamilton and Daniel Ricciardo coupled with five DNFs, we are taking a look at how the championships have changed. 

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Drivers' Standings

Aston Martin's ongoing issues and double-DNF in Mexico saw Carlos Sainz overtake fellow Spanish driver Fernando Alonso in the drivers' standings to take fourth position. Although both drivers are on 183 points, Alonso doesn't hold out much hope of holding onto his current fifth position. 

Daniel Ricciardo came back in full-force to the Mexican Grand Prix finishing in seventh after qualifying in fourth. The Australian driver moved up from 22nd in the standings to seventeenth, as well as moving the AlphaTauri team from the bottom spot.

All eyes are currently on Sergio Perez as he defends second position in the standings from Lewis Hamilton. Perez's first lap crash coupled with Hamilton's second place finish along with the additional point for the fastest lap, sees the British driver close the gap to Perez to just 20 points.

1. Max Verstappen - 491 points (+25)
2. Sergio Perez - 240 points
3. Lewis Hamilton - 220 points (+19)
4. Carlos Sainz - 183 points (12)
5. Fernando Alonso - 183 points
6. Lando Norris - 169 points (+10)
7. Charles Leclerc - 166 points (+15)
8. George Russell - 151 points (+8)
9. Oscar Piastri - 87 points (+4)
10. Pierre Gasly - 56 points
11. Lance Stroll - 53 points
12. Esteban Ocon - 45 points (+1)
13. Alex Albon - 27 points (+2)
14. Valtteri Bottas - 10 points
15. Nico Hulkenberg - 9 points
16. Yuki Tsunoda - 8 points
17. Daniel Ricciardo - 6 points (+6)
18. Zhou Guanyu - 6 points
19. Kevin Magnussen - 3 points
20. Liam Lawson - 2 points
21. Logan Sargeant - 1 point
22. Nyck de Vries - 0 points

Constructors' Standings

The main drastic change comes from AlphaTauri which has finally moved off the bottom spot in the standings thanks to Daniel Ricciardo's strong comeback after his wrist injury. This, coupled with Haas' 0 points partly from Kevin Magnussen's shocking crash, sees the American team move down to tenth position. 

1. Red Bull - 731 points (+25)
2. Mercedes - 371 points (+27)
3. Ferrari - 349 points (+27)
4. McLaren - 256 points (+14)
5. Aston Martin - 236 points
6. Alpine - 101 points (+1)
7. Williams - 28 points (+2)
8. AlphaTauri - 16 points (+6)
9. Alfa Romeo - 16 points
10. Haas - 12 points