When it comes to strategies for the Mexico Grand Prix, most Formula 1 competitors are expected to run a one-stop.Similarly to its Austin choices, Pirelli didn’t pick consecutive compounds for this weekend’s event – but went one step softer on a less demanding track with fewer high-speed corners, selecting C2,Continue Reading
Lando Norris’ stunning Formula 1 Mexico Grand Prix pole may not be a guarantee his McLaren qualifying issues are behind him, but it appears he is coming alive at the best possible time. In Mexico City, Norris ended a pole-less run that dated back to June’s Belgian Grand Prix, during whichContinue Reading
Oliver Bearman has lamented the fact that he had to skip Free Practice 1 at the Mexico Grand Prix owing to Formula 1’s sporting regulations.Teams are mandated to run rookies in each car on two occasions this season on grand prix weekends, with such drivers defined as having not takenContinue Reading
After nothing but first and second places for Max Verstappen since the F1 summer break, the Mexico GP weekend is more challenging for Red Bull. Although the Dutchman topped the timesheets on Friday, he immediately admitted that the long runs were not good enough: “You’re not going to win like this,”Continue Reading
Isack Hadjar has lamented a mistake in Mexico Grand Prix qualifying, although he ‘maxed out’ his Racing Bulls Formula 1 car’s potential despite an obvious flaw.Hadjar surprisingly topped Q1 at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, leading Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton by 0.003s, but failed to improve his lap time in the next phaseContinue Reading
Nature abhors a vacuum, so naturally Oscar Piastri’s recent lack of pace compared with McLaren team-mate Lando Norris – stretching to a remarkable 0.588s in final qualifying for the Mexico City GP – has prompted fevered speculation.Since the human brain is hard-wired towards pattern recognition, many theories centre around aContinue Reading
Lewis Hamilton is plotting an “aggressive” start from third on the grid for the Mexico City Grand Prix as he sets his sights on a first Formula 1 pole for Ferrari.The Briton took his best grand prix qualifying result of the year at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, just under aContinue Reading
On his final lap of Q3 at Formula 1’s Mexico Grand Prix, Lando Norris ripped almost six-tenths of a second out of his previous best.Of course, track evolution – a continual source of free lap time around the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez – played its part in facilitating the colossal advances in pace,Continue Reading
Oscar Piastri will start the 2025 Mexico City GP from seventh rather than eighth on the grid, thanks to Carlos Sainz’s five-place penalty, but that will be of little comfort given that the Formula 1 championship leader’s fastest Q3 lap was 0.588s off McLaren team-mate Lando Norris.Piastri has been unableContinue Reading
Max Verstappen says his Red Bull Formula 1 car “just isn’t working” at the Mexico Grand Prix, after qualifying fifth on Saturday.The reigning world champion reignited the title battle with his third win out of four races in last week’s United States Grand Prix, bringing his gap to leader OscarContinue Reading