F1 Mexican GP qualifying “a total mess” due to electrical problem

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 the later sessions.

Perez then got through Q2 in fifth place before improving by one spot in the final part of qualifying.

“It was a mess, a total mess,” he said of…