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“Honestly, I really wanted this one, I really needed it also for myself – I wanted to get it done. I’ve been saying for a while I wanted one more win before leaving Ferrari and to do it here in front of this mega crowd is incredible.
“Now, four races left [before moving to Williams], I want to enjoy as much as possible and if another one comes, I will go for it!”
AS IT HAPPENED: Follow the action from the Mexico City GP as Sainz wins thriller after latest Norris/Verstappen battle
Asked about his decisive move on Verstappen for the lead, Sainz added: “I didn’t prepare it, to be honest. I was just a bit annoyed at the start, having lost position to him.
“I said [to myself], ‘I need to surprise him one way or another’, because Max is super difficult to pass – he’s proven it many, many times. I was a bit far back, but I said, ‘I have nothing to lose, I’m just going to send one down the inside’.”
Meanwhile, Leclerc – who sat out first practice to give Ferrari-backed future Haas driver Ollie Bearman another outing – admitted that he had no answer to Sainz’s pace throughout the weekend.
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