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“I think it’s given us a little bit” — Magnussen hails Austin update in helping him secure brilliant P7 for F1 Mexico GP

Syrine Ferchichi2 months ago05 mins

Haas brought updates to the US Grand Prix, which appeared to advance the car in the competitive midfield hierarchy and, most importantly, put them ahead of their championship rivals RB as they scored points in the Sprint and GP itself. The pace of the car was further solidified during the Mexico GP Grand Prix qualifying,…

Russell pleased with “really good” F1 Mexico GP qualifying as he reveals he’s running a Miami-spec floor

James O'Connor2 months ago2 months ago06 mins

The curious case of Mercedes and the W15 has continued at the Mexico City Grand Prix. Things looked encouraging for the team as George Russell was fastest in first practice. However, that quickly turned as the Brit crashed in FP2 during the Pirelli tyre test session. On Saturday, they always looked a step behind Ferrari…

Qualifying on low grip tracks “probably not one of my strengths” — Leclerc on P4 in F1 Mexico GP qualifying

James O'Connor2 months ago2 months ago010 mins

Charles Leclerc will start P4 for the Mexico City Grand Prix as he struggled in qualifying on Saturday afternoon in Mexico, finishing 0.319s off polesitter and stablemate Carlos Sainz. After sitting out first practice to give Ollie Bearman a run as part of the mandatory rookie running, the 27-year-old had to do the Pirelli tyre…

F1 | Mexico GP | Qualifying | Sainz blitzes the field in Q3 to take pole from Verstappen and Norris

James O'Connor2 months ago2 months ago08 mins

Q1 The Sauber of Valtteri Bottas kicked things off in qualifying with a 1:18.507. Ferrari, McLaren and Mercedes went out on mediums. A 1:17.203 from Lando Norris saw the Brit 0.241s clear of Carlos Sainz. Hamilton, Russell and Leclerc followed, with Piastri only P8 behind the Astons. On the soft compound tyre, Max Verstappen pumped…

F1 | Mexico GP | FP3 | Piastri leads a dominant McLaren 1-2 ahead of qualifying

Fernanda Álvarez2 months ago2 months ago06 mins

The third session of Free Practice began at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in Mexico City ahead of Qualifying in the 20th round of the F1 2024 championship. FP3 became an important session for the teams to develop their performance due to the lack of action on a troubled Friday full of red flags. George Russell…

Max Verstappen will not serve a grid penalty at F1 Mexico GP after Red Bull change power unit

Ahmet-Kaan Cirakman2 months ago2 months ago03 mins

Red Bull has decided to change the power unit on Max Verstappen’s RB20 following issues throughout Friday’s practice running for the Mexico City Grand Prix. He is not required to take a grid penalty for the Grand Prix on Sunday. In the opening practice session, Verstappen encountered two issues. The first being damage to his…

“It’s not his fault” — Albon says about F1 Mexico GP FP1 collision with Bearman

Anna Elizabeth Krausová2 months ago2 months ago05 mins

For Alex Albon and Oliver Bearman, the FP1 session came to a quick end with a collision in Turn 9 on the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez circuit. Albon was on the run-up to the high-speed sequence of Turns 7, 8 and 9, where Bearman was driving a Ferrari car at a considerably slower speed. The Williams…

“Struggled to get the feeling” under braking — Robert Shwartzman on his FP1 session at F1 Mexico GP

Shermaine Wong2 months ago2 months ago06 mins

During FP1 on friday, alongside 4 other rookies, Robert Shwartzman sat in for Zhou Guanyu at Sauber for the session. This would be the second time this year he has driven in FP1 for Sauber, following the session he did back in Zandvoort for the Dutch Grand Prix. The young driver completed 18 laps during…

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“It’s always a great pleasure to drive this kind of car” — Felipe Drugovich talks about his racing future after FP1 outing at F1 Mexico GP

Syrine Ferchichi2 months ago2 months ago06 mins

FP1 at the Mexico Grand Prix was filled with several rookies taking over drives to comply with the regulations that state that all Formula 1 drivers must sit out one FP1 per season for a rookie who has no more than two Grand Prix starts. Mercedes, Ferrari, McLaren, Aston Martin and Kick Sauber were the…

Kimi Antonelli on his FP1 performance: Mexico was “much better than Monza”

Marika Petracca2 months ago2 months ago06 mins

Friday of rookies in Mexico City for the very first free practice session of the weekend: from Pato O’Ward taking over the McLaren of Lando Norris on home soil, to Felipe Drugovich stepping in for Fernando Alonso at Aston and Robert Shwartzman taking Zhou Guanyu’s place beside Valtteri Bottas. For some only a chance to…