Lewis Hamilton finished second for the second week in a row. He had a chance to win his first race of the season, but Mercedes made the wrong call on a tyre change, allowing Verstappen to take control.
Perez finished third on his home track for the second year in a row, earning deafening applause despite the fact that no Mexican driver has ever won at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez.
Perez has been surrounded by adoring fans since his return this week. It started with a demonstration run in his hometown of Guadalajara before arriving at the circuit, where Perez is greeted by a swarm of fans as soon as he enters the paddock.
Each on-track session, he had to take a detour to get to the Red Bull garage because drivers and teams complained throughout the weekend that the spectators who had purchased paddock access were too aggressive.
