Overheating brakes triggered heavy Magnussen crash in F1 Mexico GP

The Dane was pitched off the road on lap 32 by a suspected left rear track rod failure when the car was under load in the fast right-hander at Turn 8.

Magnussen climbed out of the car unaided, but damage to the barriers led to a red flag. He was taken to the medical centre, but he was passed fit and soon returned to the paddock.

Brake temperatures are always on the limit in Mexico, and in Magnussen’s case, they got too high as he was defending…