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Norris on Verstappen fight: “He got what he had coming to him…”

Norris on Verstappen fight: “He got what he had coming to him…”

Lando Norris says his battle with Max Verstappen in Mexico City was “not fair, clean racing” and that the Dutchman “got what he had coming to him” when he was penalised by the FIA stewards. Just seven days after their controversial incident in Austin triggered a...

Sainz on passing Verstappen: “You need to be determined and decisive”

Sainz on passing Verstappen: “You need to be determined and decisive”

Mexico City GP winner Carlos Sainz says that Formula 1 drivers need to be “determined” and “decisive” when battling for position with Max Verstappen. From pole Sainz lost the lead to the three-times World Champion on the first lap having run wide over the grass, but...

Piastri rues “very silly mistake” that left him 17th on Mexican grid

Piastri rues “very silly mistake” that left him 17th on Mexican grid

Oscar Piastri will start the Formula 1 Mexico City GP from 17th GP after what he called “a very silly mistake” late in Q1. The McLaren driver ran wide at Turn 12 and had his lap deleted, but he actually lost time going off, and ultimately it wouldn’t have got him into...

Battery power loss costs Gasly P7 on Mexican grid by just 0.006s

Battery power loss costs Gasly P7 on Mexican grid by just 0.006s

Pierre Gasly missed pipping Kevin Magnussen to P7 on the grid in Mexico City by only 0.006s after his Alpine ran out of battery power just before the line. The Frenchman thus had to settle for eighth place, having qualified seventh last week in Austin. Two strong...

Hamilton confused as Mercedes W15 performance “flips on its head”

Hamilton confused as Mercedes W15 performance “flips on its head”

Lewis Hamilton was left confused as the behaviour of his Mercedes W15 changed from FP3 to qualifying in Mexico City, leaving him sixth on the grid for Sunday’s race. Having given his car to Kimi Antonelli for FP1 on Friday Hamilton noted after FP2 that he needed “more...

Leclerc: Qualifying on low grip tracks “not one of my strengths”

Leclerc: Qualifying on low grip tracks “not one of my strengths”

Charles Leclerc says that qualifying on low-grip tracks like Mexico City and Monza is “not one of my strengths” after he had to settle for fourth on the grid for Sunday’s race. The Ferrari driver was P4 in all three qualifying sessions, while his team mate Carlos...

Brake issues leave Perez stranded 18th on grid in “worst place”

Brake issues leave Perez stranded 18th on grid in “worst place”

Sergio Perez will start his home race in Mexico City from a disastrous 18th place after struggling with a braking issue throughout qualifying. Local hero Perez acknowledged that it was “the worst place” for it happen and that it was “super disappointing.” The Red Bull...

F1 driving guidelines to be debated in Qatar meeting

F1 driving guidelines to be debated in Qatar meeting

Formula 1 driving guidelines will be one of the main topics to be discussed in a meeting about regulations scheduled for the Qatar GP weekend. Drivers have been invited to join FIA representatives for a discussion on how things could be done better. Qatar was chosen...

Russell mystified by second major crash in a week

Russell mystified by second major crash in a week

George Russell left his Mercedes Formula 1 team with a second major repair job within a week after a heavy crash in FP2 in Mexico on Friday. Having topped FP1 Russell crashed early in the second session, which was devoted to 2025 Pirelli tyre testing. The incident...

Antonelli “learned the lesson” after Monza FP1 crash hit confidence

Antonelli “learned the lesson” after Monza FP1 crash hit confidence

Kimi Antonelli says he “learned the lesson” after his heavy crash in FP1 at Monza and took a different approach when he returned to the cockpit of the Formula 1 Mercedes W15 in Mexico City on Friday. Antonelli crashed right at the start of his first public outing on...

Clear: Ferrari’s focus on races pace “a really good place to be”

Clear: Ferrari’s focus on races pace “a really good place to be”

Ferrari senior performance engineer Jock Clear says that the Italian team’s focus on race pace has paid off that it is a “a really good place to be.” In Austin Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc qualified third and fourth, but they had superior race pace relative to...

Piastri still running old McLaren MCL38 front wing in Mexico

Piastri still running old McLaren MCL38 front wing in Mexico

Oscar Piastri will still be without the latest McLaren MCL38 front wing spec in Mexico City this weekend, although the Australian has downplayed any loss of performance relative to his team mate. The wing was part of a package introduced in Austin, although only Lando...

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