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…
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…
McLaren’s Oscar Piastri experienced a premature end to his Mexican Grand Prix Qualifying session after a costly error at turn 12 saw him eliminated in Q1. The Australian driver finished in P14, marking a disappointing Saturday after showing promising pace throughout practice sessions. The crucial moment came during his final flying lap in Q1, where…
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…
At Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico, local driver Pato O’Ward took over the McLaren of Lando Norris for FP1. This marks the third Free Practice appearance run for him since his first during the 2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix weekend. This was his first in front of his home crowd. The Mexican placed P13 during…
Motorsport’s governing body, the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), has announced that McLaren Racing’s petition for a Right of Review into the penalty handed to Lando Norris during the 2024 United States Grand Prix, has been rejected. As reported by Pit Debrief, during the United States Grand Prix, Lando Norris was handed a five-second time…
One of the controversial topics from last Sunday’s US GP in Austin was the 5-second time penalty handed to Lando Norris for overtaking Max Verstappen off track, a decision McLaren has since launched an appeal against. The hearing on the legitimacy is scheduled to take place later today. If McLaren can uphold the appeal, a…
While Lando Norris still disagrees with the penalty he received during the closing stages of the US Grand Prix, Max Verstappen still thinks he had done nothing wrong, especially considering the current rules. And while by the books the Red Bull driver was in the clear, there was still quite a lot of controversy surrounding…
As the drivers prepare for the second Grand Prix in of the triple header, the questions keep circling back around to the controversy following last weekend’s US Grand Prix, where Lando Norris was denied a podium in favour of Max Verstappen, after overtaking the Dutchman off-track. The young Briton however still disagrees with his five-second…
Less than a week after Lando Norris was controversially awarded a five-second time penalty after having been found to have breached Article 33.3 of the FIA Formula One Sporting Regulations after by gaining a lasting advantage after leaving the track, the FIA has announced that the Stewards have received a petition for a Right of…
