In Austin the Mercedes driver had to check his pace to save fuel, and in Mexico he had to do the same to control spiralling brake temperatures, having spent many laps trying to find a way past Carlos Sainz.On both occasions when he was able to push harder once again his tyres wouldn’t respond.In Mexico he finished sixth, having lost out to Lando Norris in the closing laps, while just managing to …Keep reading
Piastri made contact with Yuki Tsunoda twice during a fraught battle in the second part of the race.On the second clash the AlphaTauri driver was pitched off the road when he tried to pass on the outside at Turn 1. The FIA investigated the incident, but ultimately took no further action.A few laps later Piastri was asked to let Norris by so that the British driver could attack the cars ahead in …Keep reading
Norris says he felt like he let down the hundreds of people in his McLaren team who were relying on him to get the job done.Without a banker lap, Norris had one shot at a time in Q1 in Mexico, but he ran wide and had to abort, leaving him in 17th on the final grid.FEATURE: 10 things we learned from the 2023 Formula 1 Mexico GPThe mishap came just a couple of races after Norris had a fraught …Keep Read more…
From third on the grid Verstappen enjoyed a mighty launch off the line as he passed both front-row starting Ferrari drivers Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz.On the mid-race restart following a red flag, Verstappen again made a swift getaway to secure his lead, which he would build up to 12 seconds over Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton.For the dominant Red Bull squad, which has won all but one of the 19 …Keep reading
Following Max Verstappen’s record 16th F1 grand prix win of the season in Mexico, breaking his own previous record from last year, the paddock heads to Sao Paulo for the final sprint race weekend of 2023. With Verstappen dominant once again, Lewis Hamilton’s second-place finish did cut the gap to Sergio Perez to 20 points in the tussle for the runner-up spot in the drivers’ standings after …Keep reading
Max Verstappen chalked up his 16th Formula 1 win of 2023 at the Mexico Grand Prix, but his inexorable dominance has ceased to be a surprise.There were, however, a series of other interesting threads that emerged during the weekend at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, as rumours over the drivers’ futures in the Red Bull stable intensified in the aftermath; Sergio Perez’s first-corner crash and …Keep reading
Leclerc had a solid first stint on the medium tyre despite missing a front wing endplate after a first-corner clash with Sergio Perez.He pitted for hards just a couple of laps before Kevin Magnussen’s crash brought out the red flag.During the break Ferrari replaced his damaged front wing but rather than switch to medium tyres for the restarted second half of the race, as some rivals did, the …Keep reading
The McLaren driver had endured a dismal qualifying in Mexico City after making a mistake on his only run in Q1 and failing to make it through, ending up 17th on the grid.But after trying an alternative strategy early on in the grand prix with the softs, he made good progress to get up to 10th before the mid-race red flag that helped reset any tyre offset against rivals.However, in backing off to …Keep reading
The Ferrari driver had started from pole but did not make a brilliant getaway, as he found himself under attack from Red Bull duo Max Verstappen and Perez.Verstappen was charging to his right down the inside, while Perez had more momentum as he slipstreamed past on the left and attempted to swoop into the lead as the cars ran three abreast into the first corner.But there was not enough room for …Keep reading
Following a mid-race red flag caused by Kevin Magnussen crashing his Haas, Hamilton took to the restart from third spot with the medium tyre as Charles Leclerc and Verstappen ahead of him opted for the hards.Although he failed to make the most of the early tyre advantage to leapfrog Leclerc away from the grid, Hamilton eventually managed to get past the Ferrari a few laps later as he then set …Keep reading