At 2285m above sea-level, the rarified air creates a significant challenge in respect of the car’s aerodynamics, cooling requirements and the performance envelope of the power unit. Even Red Bull, which has rarely had to sacrifice aerodynamic performance by opening up its bodywork as much as rivals, erred on the side of caution in Mexico. […]
The Mexico City promoters were alarmed by antisocial behaviour at sporting events around the world, fueled by the toxic polarisation of social media and society as a whole. They launched an awareness-raising campaign called “Racepect”, encouraging fans to leave the fighting to the 20 F1 drivers on the track rather than let it spill over […]
For the second race in a row, Lewis Hamilton finished as the on-track runner-up to Max Verstappen – although he was later disqualified from the United States GP for finishing with an overly worn plank. Last weekend in Mexico City, he climbed from sixth on the grid to trail the Red Bull winner by 14 […]
Piastri made contact with Yuki Tsunoda twice during a fraught battle in the second part of the race. On the second clash the AlphaTauri driver was pitched off the road when he tried to pass on the outside at Turn 1. The FIA investigated the incident, but ultimately took no further action. A few laps […]
In Austin the Mercedes driver had to check his pace to save fuel, and in Mexico he had to do the same to control spiralling brake temperatures, having spent many laps trying to find a way past Carlos Sainz. On both occasions when he was able to push harder once again his tyres wouldn’t respond. […]
In two consecutive races at least one car has started from the pitlane as the team has attempted to learn more about its current problems. And in two consecutive races, Fernando Alonso has retired due to floor damage that was outside his control. Meanwhile, at almost every venue Lance Stroll has lost priceless track time […]
Elliott, who originally joined the squad in 2012 as head of aerodynamics after spells with McLaren and Renault/Lotus, has played an instrumental part in the success that Mercedes has enjoyed in F1 during the turbo hybrid era. But with his current contract coming to an end later this year, and him having stepped away from […]
McLaren was braced for a difficult triple-header with races in Texas, Mexico and Brazil on three circuits that it feared would expose its slow-speed weakness and not cater to its high-downforce prowess. But the team’s genuine pessimism proved unfounded as it scored another podium with Lando Norris at the US Grand Prix, and the Briton […]
The Thai-Brit kicked off the event by running second fastest in first practice, lapping only 0.095 seconds shy of pacesetter and eventual race winner Max Verstappen. He then classified only 14th in FP2. In final practice on Saturday morning, Albon again troubled the lead Red Bull. He was 0.07s adrift of Verstappen to finish second, […]
Leclerc had a solid first stint on the medium tyre despite missing a front wing endplate after a first-corner clash with Sergio Perez. He pitted for hards just a couple of laps before Kevin Magnussen’s crash brought out the red flag. During the break Ferrari replaced his damaged front wing but rather than switch to medium […]