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“We were able to at least fight a little bit” — Bottas and Zhou take away positives from F1 Mexico GP despite finishing outside the points

In spite of failing to score points yet again, Sauber had a relatively strong weekend in Mexico City as Valtteri Bottas made it to the second segment of qualifying for the first time since the Belgian Grand Prix. Starting from P15 on the grid, the Finn took the chequered flag in fourteenth place. Meanwhile, after…

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Albon: “No one to blame” for F1 Mexico City Grand Prix lap 1 crash

Alex Albon believes there was nobody to blame following his lap 1 crash with RB’s Yuki Tsunoda at last weekend’s Mexico City Grand Prix. Williams’ Alex Albon reflects on his opening lap crash with Yuki Tsunoda which saw both drivers retire from last weekend’s Mexico City Grand Prix before the first corner. A brave attempt…

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Hamilton dealt with “massive understeer” but kept Russell battle “clean” at F1 Mexico GP

Despite tyre strategy issues, set-up struggles, and a race-long battle with his teammate, Lewis Hamilton picked up an impressive fourth-place finish at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez. With the Mexico GP throwing the drivers plenty of surprises, Hamilton claimed the race was “fun” and that he had a good start, but quickly noted, “I had a…

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“Third place was the best we could achieve on my side” — Leclerc rues “limited amount of running” and “management for temperatures” after losing P2 at F1 Mexico GP

After a commanding victory with Carlos Sainz at the Mexico City Grand Prix, Ferrari now sits second in the Constructors’ standings—ahead of the reigning champions, Red Bull. Securing their fifth win this season, the Scuderia has also emerged as only the third team to secure back-to-back victories in 2024.  Although it appeared that the Maranello-based…

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Magnussen got VF-24 “into that little window where the magic happens” as he finishes brilliant P7 in F1 Mexico GP

Kevin Magnussen has one of his strongest weekends in Formula One since making his debut and finishing on the podium at the 2014 Australian Grand Prix. After qualifying P7, also known as best of the rest thanks to Piastri and Pérez’s Q1 eliminations, the Dane was absolutely outstanding on Sunday. While Max Verstappen did ultimately…

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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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“I know where it all went wrong, but it’s still painful” — Piastri on F1 Mexico GP Q1 exit

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…

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Carlos Sainz secures first pole of 2024 at F1 Mexico GP, says Q3 laps “almost perfect”

Carlos Sainz will start from Pole Position for the first time in the 2024 F1 season after a strong Mexico City GP qualifying performance. Q3 became dramatic when Verstappen’s first attempt was deleted for exceeding track limits. Ferrari briefly held the top two spots, with Sainz ahead of Charles Leclerc by 0.360 seconds. However, during…

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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

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,…

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

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…

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