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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

James O'Connor5 months ago5 months ago07 mins

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…

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

Ewout Albrecht5 months ago5 months ago013 mins

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…

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

Rebecca Malitz5 months ago5 months ago04 mins

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….

“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

Rebecca Malitz5 months ago5 months ago08 mins

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…

Tsunoda says Q2 crash at F1 Mexico GP “very disappointing”, believes both RBs can score points

Lucrezia Costa5 months ago5 months ago06 mins

After a rather strong Q1, which had seen both RB drivers advance to the next qualifying segment very comfortably, Yuki Tsunoda crashed out at the end of Q2 while on a fast lap, while definitely looking to be in the running for a top ten spot. The Japanese driver was thus unable to improve on…

Hülkenberg admits F1 Mexico GP weekend “has been a struggle” despite Q3 appearance

Lucrezia Costa5 months ago5 months ago05 mins

The German driver had a relatively positive Saturday in Mexico, advancing to Q3 showing at times a good deal of speed. In spite of the P10 start, Hülkenberg is not completely satisfied with his day, as he feels like he could have had a better performance had he been more in tune with his Haas…

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

Shermaine Wong5 months ago5 months ago08 mins

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…

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

Ahmet-Kaan Cirakman5 months ago08 mins

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…

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

Shermaine Wong5 months ago5 months ago05 mins

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…

Verstappen delighted with P2 in F1 Mexico GP qualifying after “quite a terrible weekend” up until that point

Evan Roberts5 months ago06 mins

Having started on the backfoot on Friday, only completing a measly 18 laps over the opening two practice sessions, Max Verstappen came into qualifying day in Mexico underprepared for the task of repeating his previous success around the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez. With the lack of running on the Friday, Verstappen knew the third practice session…