Lando Norris romped to a dominant Mexico Grand Prix win to take the Formula 1 world championship lead from McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri by one point.Norris easily drove away from the rest of the field in his dominant McLaren, with Charles Leclerc second and Max Verstappen taking the final spot on theContinue Reading
The Formula 1 Mexico Grand Prix is celebrating its 10th anniversary with another sellout crowd, proving fears of the impact of Sergio Perez’s absence were overblown.The Mexico City race at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez has swiftly turned into an F1 staple, boosted by national fervour to support home hero PerezContinue Reading
Fernando Alonso says Aston Martin ‘doesn’t deserve points’ in Formula 1’s Mexico Grand Prix, having qualified in 14th with team-mate Lance Stroll down in 19th.As has often been the case this season, Aston Martin did well in free practice – with both Alonso and Stroll in the top 10 inContinue Reading
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