Charles Leclerc says Ferrari has had an equally strong start to the Mexico City Grand Prix weekend and can compete with the struggling Max Verstappen in race form, but thinks McLaren could be out of reach. Nine rookies took part in FP1 and Leclerc led the session, while Verstappen – who sat out the first […]
Max Verstappen topped the second practice session of the Mexico City Grand Prix, a session in which all four leaders were in the top four. Sitting out of FP1 to give junior Arvid Lindblad a spin did no harm to Verstappen’s speed, with the Dutchman rocketing to top spot with his only run on soft […]
Charles Leclerc set the early pace at the Mexico City Grand Prix by outpacing an initial practice session full of novice drivers. The Ferrari driver tamed the hot and dusty Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez and set the benchmark at 1:18.380 seconds, beating Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli by 0.107 seconds. Third-placed Nico Hülkenberg was the first of two […]
RACER understands that Aston Martin has entered into an Accepted Breach Agreement (ABA) with the FIA over a procedural breach over the 2024 entry, while the teams await their final certificates. The last two cost limit reviews were completed in September 2023 and 2024, leading to speculation that there could be discrepancies in the latest […]
Red Bull continues to add new parts to its car to maintain Max Verstappen’s recent momentum in the battle for the Drivers’ Championship at the Mexico City Grand Prix. Verstappen has deducted 64 points from Oscar Piastri’s championship lead in the past four races since Red Bull introduced a floor update at Monza. There’s another […]
Back-to-back races in Austin and Mexico City provide two special venues with huge crowds, but the track characteristics couldn’t be more different. At over 2,000 meters above sea level, the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez is a unique test, and the guide for the challenge it presents this weekend is local hero Pato O’Ward, who will once […]
Lando Norris and Max Verstappen both laughed off the catalyst for a major fine handed to Red Bull after the American Grand Prix, ahead of this weekend’s race in Mexico City. Red Bull was fined €50,000 ($58,000), of which €25,000 ($29,000) was suspended for the rest of the season, because one of the team members […]
Any consequences for Lando Norris as a result of the Singapore Grand Prix have been removed by McLaren after the team concluded that Oscar Piastri bore some responsibility for the crash at the start of the sprint in the United States GP. Norris was cited for the way he raced his teammate in Singapore, with […]
Nine of the ten Formula 1 teams will field a rookie driver during the first free practice for the Mexico City Grand Prix, as part of mandatory rules to provide more track time options. Each team must field a rookie – defined as a driver who has not yet started two or more Grands Prix […]
Red Bull team boss Laurent Mekies says watching Max Verstappen seek a fifth consecutive Drivers’ Championship is a chance to see history in the making. Verstappen has reduced Oscar Piastri’s championship lead from 104 points to 40 over the past four races, as Red Bull has taken a step forward in terms of performance with […]