The local driver was left without information on his dashboard, including lap times, and in the end he was relieved to recover to earn fourth on the grid for Sunday’s race.The electrical issue also created a DRS problem that left him seventh in Q1, although that problem was rectified for Read more
Verstappen trailed Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton in both Q1 and Q2 in qualifying at the low-grip Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez track, but then led from the off in the final segment before sealing pole with a fastest time at the death in Q3.That put him clear of George Russell and Hamilton Read more
Russell topped both FP2 and FP3 for Mercedes at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, and looked to be in the fight for pole after sitting just 0.132s off Verstappen following the opening runs in Q3.But Russell endured a scrappy final lap, struggling with oversteer at Turn 5 before running wide at Read more
Home hero Sergio Perez took fourth, while Alfa Romeo’s Valtteri Bottas was a surprise star of qualifying to split the Ferrari drivers and secure sixth on the grid for Sunday’s race at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez.After Hamilton topped Q1 and Q2, he lost his opening time in Q3 for cutting Read more
Verstappen will start ahead of the Mercedes cars of George Russell and Lewis Hamilton after the one-hour qualifying session, which is split into three segments with five cars each being knocked out in Q1 and Q2 before the top-10 shootout of Q3.Mexican Grand Prix qualifying results: Verstappen on pole from Read more
The extended 90-minute session saw drivers focus on running Pirelli’s prototype rubber for next year, building on the findings from Austin one week ago with a softer selection of compounds.Drivers were required to run identical programmes through the session, comprising two five-lap runs before then going for two eight-lap runs.Russell Read more
Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz was fastest in FP1 before Russell topped FP2, which doubled as a 2023 Pirelli prototype tyre test and so was unrepresentative in the main.But Russell set the time on 2022-spec soft tyres, as he didn’t run in FP1, so it was a competitively legitimate lap.Mexican Grand Prix Read more
Instead, the onus will be on the teams to ensure their cars remain operating in a safe manner even after sustaining damage in incidents and then prove this is the case to in-competition enquiries raised by the governing body.The black-and-orange flag is used as an instruction to competitors ordering them Read more
Due to the 2023 Pirelli tyre test in FP2, Russell stormed to top spot having been permitted to start the session on the 2022 tyres after missing first practice for the rookie running to take place. The Mercedes driver duly led the times with a 1m19.970s set on the soft tyres, Read more
Alonso was originally given a post-race 30-second penalty after a protest by Haas that claimed the Spaniard’s car was in a dangerous condition after he drove for many laps with a flapping right mirror, and then finished the race with no rear visibility after it came loose and fell off.Haas Read more