Key Highlights: Max Verstappen finished Friday practice in Mexico City in fifth position, three-tenths off the top pace, despite suffering aerodynamic damage from an incident with Liam Lawson. Both Verstappen and Lawson received a one-place grid penalty from the stewards following the on-track clash during Verstappen’s only session of the day. Red Bull technical director ...
Key Highlights: Max Verstappen and Liam Lawson have received one-place grid penalties and one penalty point each following an FP2 collision in Mexico. Stewards escalated the sanction from a warning to a grid drop after an explicit reminder regarding practice conduct was issued at the Team Managers meeting. Racing Bulls team boss Alan Permane and ...
Key Highlights: Mercedes enjoyed a competitive opening Friday at the Mexico City Grand Prix, with George Russell finishing third fastest in FP2 after Fred Vesti secured P3 in FP1. Rookies Kimi Antonelli and Fred Vesti led Mercedes through the opening practice hour, finishing second and third, before Antonelli took fourth in the afternoon session. Trackside ...
Key Highlights: A bumper crop of 10 rookie drivers took part in Free Practice 1 at the Mexico City Grand Prix, with Ferrari being the only team to field its regular race lineup. F2 star Nikola Tsolov, Alpine prospect Gabriele Mini, and Audi junior Freddie Slater made their official public debuts in current-spec Formula 1 ...
Key Highlights Charles Leclerc led both Friday practice sessions for Ferrari at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in Mexico City. Qualifying simulation data points to an estimated 0.17-second advantage for Ferrari ahead of Saturday’s grid-deciding run. Despite the Italian outfit’s Friday dominance, an intense four-team fight for pole position is expected to unfold once again. Charles ...
Key Highlights: Oscar Piastri described McLaren’s outlook for the remainder of the Mexico City Grand Prix weekend as difficult to know following an eventful Friday practice. Lando Norris secured P2 behind Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc in Free Practice 2, while Piastri concluded the session in 10th after surviving a close brush with the barriers. McLaren reserve ...
Key Highlights: Lewis Hamilton experienced a power-related stoppage during Free Practice 2 at the Mexico City Grand Prix, leaving Ferrari engineers to investigate the fault. Ferrari opted not to field a rookie in FP1, using Hamilton to run aerodynamic rakes before the mechanical issue restricted him to 11th in the second session. Team Principal Fred ...
Key Highlights: Max Verstappen and Liam Lawson clashed during Free Practice 2 at the Mexico City Grand Prix, resulting in floor damage to Verstappen’s Red Bull. Verstappen criticized Lawson’s driving as “not very smart behaviour”, noting the New Zealander’s ongoing fight to secure his Formula 1 future. Racing Bulls Team Principal Alan Permane labeled the ...
Key Highlights: George Russell secured third in FP2 at the Mexico City Grand Prix, trailing session leader Charles Leclerc by roughly a tenth of a second after sitting out FP1 for reserve driver Fred Vesti. Russell identified Ferrari as the early pace-setter but emphasized that the intense fight among the top four teams means Qualifying ...
Key Highlights: Oscar Piastri expressed optimism after Friday practice at the Mexico City Grand Prix, noting McLaren handled the high-altitude conditions better than anticipated. Despite describing his FP2 soft-tyre qualifying simulation as “pretty messy,” the Australian driver believes McLaren has the underlying pace to compete near the front. Piastri downplayed suggestions that Scuderia Ferrari’s turbo ...
Key Highlights: Haas Team Principal Ayao Komatsu strongly dismissed reports claiming Ollie Bearman demanded a €6 million salary, calling the rumors “absolute nonsense.” Both Haas and Bearman remain aligned on continuing their partnership, with contract paperwork being finalized in the background. Komatsu clarified that Haas remains entirely independent from Ferrari, rejecting comparisons to the Red ...
Key Highlights: Charles Leclerc topped Friday’s practice timesheets at the Mexico City Grand Prix, setting the session-best lap of 1m 17.827s for Ferrari. A Turn 12 collision between Max Verstappen and Liam Lawson scattered debris on track and brought out a red flag. Ferrari endured mixed fortunes as Lewis Hamilton suffered an engine failure that ...