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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 Ferchichi1 year ago1 year ago04 mins 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 Petracca1 year ago1 year ago03 mins 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…

“They made me feel like I was some kind of Pop Star” — Pato O’Ward on FP1 run at F1 Mexico GP

Shermaine Wong1 year ago1 year ago03 mins mins

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…

F1 | Mexico GP | FP1| George Russell fastest, ahead of Carlos Sainz and Yuki Tsunoda as Verstappen stops with engine problems

Rebecca Malitz1 year ago1 year ago04 mins mins

Round 20 of 24 takes place at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodriguez in Mexico City. This track has always been strong for Red Bull, with Max Verstappen claiming five wins since his first one at the track in 2017. After the last round in Austin, Max Verstappen extended his lead in the Championship by 5 points,…

2024 F1 race pace gains “haven’t really come at a sacrifice of qualifying” — Piastri

Rohit Bhaskar1 year ago1 year ago04 mins mins

McLaren headed into Austin brimming with optimism. Armed with the most upgrades of any team on the grid, they were confident they’d pull away on the track and in the constructor’s standings. But by the race’s end, Ferrari and Max Verstappen had them beat, leaving McLaren to regroup as they prepared for Mexico. With limited…

Ferrari “getting back” towards early 2022 F1 car balance with SF-24 package — Leclerc

James O'Connor1 year ago1 year ago05 mins mins

Charles Leclerc heads into the Mexico City Grand Prix weekend as the winner of F1’s most recent race as he took out the US GP in Austin last Sunday. It was his third win of the season, equalling the total of Lando Norris in the McLaren. Ferrari is now 48 points behind the Woking-based team…

Sainz “hopeful” Ferrari can continue to challenge for victories after 1-2 in F1 US GP

James O'Connor1 year ago1 year ago04 mins mins

The United States Grand Prix was one of Carlos Sainz’s strongest weekends of the 2024 F1 season. A feisty, aggressive run to P2 in the Sprint was followed by 3rd in Grand Prix qualifying as he led the Ferrari charge in both. After losing out to teammate Charles Leclerc at the start as Verstappen and…

Albon “leaning a little bit more towards” teammate Colapinto’s set-up at F1 Mexico GP to resolve his low-speed corner woes

Senjuti Jash1 year ago1 year ago06 mins mins

Being the only team on the grid—besides Ferrari—to not introduce upgrades in Austin, Williams experienced a weekend full of ups and downs. While Franco Colapinto managed to bag a single point starting from P15 on the grid, Alex Albon had a rather forgettable 100th Grand Prix weekend at COTA. Following a pit lane start in…

“Happy with how it went” — Lawson on Red Bull’s feedback following excellent F1 US GP showing

Lucrezia Costa1 year ago1 year ago06 mins mins

It was a rather positive return to Formula 1 for Liam Lawson, who managed to end the Austin round in the top ten despite having to start from the back of the grid due to taking a number of new engine components. The RB driver was pleased with the strong performance he was able to…