Following Max Verstappen’s record 16th F1 grand prix win of the season in Mexico, breaking his own previous record from last year, the paddock heads to Sao Paulo for the final sprint race weekend of 2023. With Verstappen dominant once again, Lewis Hamilton’s second-place finish did cut the gap to Sergio Perez to 20 points in […]
From third on the grid Verstappen enjoyed a mighty launch off the line as he passed both front-row starting Ferrari drivers Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz. On the mid-race restart following a red flag, Verstappen again made a swift getaway to secure his lead, which he would build up to 12 seconds over Mercedes’ Lewis […]
Norris says he felt like he let down the hundreds of people in his McLaren team who were relying on him to get the job done. Without a banker lap, Norris had one shot at a time in Q1 in Mexico, but he ran wide and had to abort, leaving him in 17th on the final grid. FEATURE: […]
Max Verstappen chalked up his 16th Formula 1 win of 2023 at the Mexico Grand Prix, but his inexorable dominance has ceased to be a surprise. There were, however, a series of other interesting threads that emerged during the weekend at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, as rumours over the drivers’ futures in the Red Bull […]
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, […]
From fifth on the grid, Perez made a good start and at the first corner he tried to go around the outside of poleman Charles Leclerc and his own team-mate Max Verstappen. The Ferrari hit his rear wheel and pitched him up into the air and into the run-off area. Perez was able to get back to […]
The Ferrari driver had started from pole but did not make a brilliant getaway, as he found himself under attack from Red Bull duo Max Verstappen and Perez. Verstappen was charging to his right down the inside, while Perez had more momentum as he slipstreamed past on the left and attempted to swoop into the […]
The McLaren driver had endured a dismal qualifying in Mexico City after making a mistake on his only run in Q1 and failing to make it through, ending up 17th on the grid. But after trying an alternative strategy early on in the grand prix with the softs, he made good progress to get up […]
While Daniel Ricciardo qualified a surprise fourth Gasly is only 11th on Sunday’s grid, while his team-mate Esteban Ocon struggled even more, and couldn’t better 16th in Q1, before gaining a spot from a grid penalty for Yuki Tsunoda. Gasly, who drove for Toro Rosso/AlphaTauri in Mexico City five times between 2017 and 2022 – finishing […]
Stroll was due to start from 17th in the Mexico City race amid a dreadful weekend for Aston Martin, with team-mate Fernando Alonso only managing 13th on the grid. Given Stroll was already due to start from the rear, Aston Martin has decided to make wholesale car changes in parc ferme, changing various elements to […]