Red Bull Racing’s team principal Christian Horner responded post-race in Mexico to the combined 20-second penalty which Max Verstappen received for incidents on Lap 10 of the Mexico City Grand Prix. The British team boss felt they were “very harsh” and went so far as bringing graphs to support his point. The man leading Red…
Despite finishing P2, behind Scuderia Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz, McLaren Racing’s Lando Norris has stated that he is “very, very pleased” with his performance during the 2024 Mexico City Grand Prix Race, especially after the Lap 10 incidents between himself and title-rival Max Verstappen of Red Bull Racing. Despite starting P2, Verstappen took an early lead…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
