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McLaren’s Andrea Stella praises “consistent” stewarding after double Verstappen penalty at F1 Mexico GP

McLaren Racing’s team principal Andrea Stella has praised the stewards of the 2024 Mexico City Grand Prix for their “consistent” application of the Formula One (F1) sporting guidelines after Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen was awarded two 10-second time penalties following a coming-together with McLaren’s Lando Norris in the early stages of the race. Verstappen,…

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“I just drive how I think I have to drive” — Max Verstappen vows to stick to aggressive F1 style following Mexico GP controversy

Max Verstappen finished P6 in the Mexico City Grand Prix as his championship battle with Lando Norris got extremely hectic on track. After getting overtaken by Carlos Sainz for the lead on lap 9, Verstappen came under pressure from Norris. The McLaren driver tried to go around the outside at turn 4 but was pushed…

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F1 | Mexico GP | Race | Sainz storms to commanding victory after Verstappen’s meltdown drops him to sixth

After a scintillating lap in qualifying it is Carlos Sainz who starts from pole, followed by title rivals Max Verstappen and Lando Norris, with team mate Charles Leclerc in fourth. Hometown hero Sergio Pérez and Oscar Piastri had an abysmal qualifying, prompting both to start from 18th and 17th respectively. Esteban Ocon opted to change…

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Colapinto says FW46 felt “completely off” after set-up changes before F1 Mexico GP qualifying

Franco Colapinto has produced impressive results for Williams since making his Formula 1 debut at the Italian Grand Prix. Except for his first race weekend in Monza, where he qualified P18, the young Argentinian has always managed to make it out of Q2, even making it into Q3 in Baku where he qualified a superb P8….

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“It’s just a shame we didn’t get to finish the lap” — Lawson sure of Q3 appearance at F1 Mexico GP without Tsunoda crash

Ahead of Qualifying for the Mexican GP, the RB looked like a strong contender for a Q3 appearance, having finished all practice sessions inside the Top 10. Yuki Tsunoda showed particularly good form, finishing FP1 and FP2 in P3, thus providing teammate Liam Lawson, who made his F1 comeback during last weekend’s US GP, with…

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“It worked out quite well” — Albon pleased with low-speed improvements at F1 Mexico GP after balance disconnection at recent rounds

The United States Grand Prix kicked off a triple-header, coming off a month-long break after the Singapore Grand Prix. For Williams’ Alex Albon, the return wasn’t as smooth as he expected, with the Thai driver being knocked out of Q1 during qualifying at COTA. Contact with Valtteri Bottas at the start damaged his diffuser, ending…

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FIA to alter F1 racing guidelines following Verstappen/Norris clash in Austin, set for implementation at Qatar

The governing body FIA is set to revise the wording of its racing guidelines after a meeting with all Formula 1 drivers in Mexico. This comes following the clash between Max Verstappen and Lando Norris at the United States Grand Prix. It is understood that the FIA accepted that changes to the guidelines were required…

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Hamilton unconvinced Mercedes updates are working as he qualifies P6 for F1 Mexico GP

Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton had one less practice session this weekend as he loaned his car to incoming 2025 driver Kimi Antonelli for FP1. The rookie had damaged the car’s floor during his run as he ran over some debris, an incident that he was blameless for. Despite the car having slight improvements during FP3, the…

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