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Kimi Antonelli on his FP1 performance: Mexico was “much better than Monza”

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…

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

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…

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F1 | Mexico GP | FP2 | Sainz on top as Russell crashes out; more trouble awaits Verstappen

The second practise session of the day will be 90 minutes long due to the extra time allowed for the testing of the new Pirelli tyres and the extensive amount of young drivers implemented in the previous on track session. Following his FP1 crash involving Oliver Bearman, Williams announced that Alexander Albon will miss the…

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

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…

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

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…

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