Lewis Hamilton claimed back-to-back second place finishes at Sunday’s Mexican Grand Prix; however, it was something else that grabbed fans’ attention during the coverage at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez. Prior to the race starting, eagle-eyed fans spotted that the seven-time World Champion had a reasonably sized cut on the side of his head, which could
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Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton share a hostile relationship at the best of times as a result of their controversial 2021 title battle. Verstappen beat his rival to the title in controversial circumstances in Abu Dhabi following a season of collisions, flash points and arguments, with the pair’s relationship never recovering. The Dutchman has accepted
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George Russell will have left the Mexican Grand Prix feeling like a huge opportunity was missed, after Mercedes arguably went for the wrong strategy at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez. After qualifying second and having topped FP2 and FP3, Russell was one of the big favourites for victory, or was at least regarded as someone who could challenge
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Carlos Sainz was less than optimistic ahead of Sunday’s Mexican Grand Prix, after both Ferraris were almost out-qualified by the Alfa Romeo of Valtteri Bottas, at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez Circuit. The Spaniard managed to end Saturday as the top Ferrari-powered driver; however, Bottas was only 0.05 seconds behind the 28-year-old. It meant that the
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Lewis Hamilton made an excellent start at the Mexican Grand Prix which ultimately saw the seven-time World Champion hold on to second place at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, despite coming under some pressure from Sergio Pérez. It’s safe to say Sunday’s race in Mexico City won’t be making its way onto the list of the
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Ferrari will most certainly not be remembering the 2022 Mexican Grand Prix in a hurry, after ending the race in a lonely fifth and sixth at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez. The Maranello-based team endured a somewhat bizarre weekend in Mexico City, after appearing to be well off the leading pace throughout the weekend, with the
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Fernando Alonso appears to very much be Max Verstappen’s number one fan, as the Spaniard spoke in-depth about the Dutchman ahead of Sunday’s Mexican Grand Prix. The 41-year-old caused havoc in the paddock after stating that the Dutchman’s two World Championships are “worth more” than Lewis Hamilton’s seven, hinting that their rivalry dating back to
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The Red Bull cost cap scandal has been the topic on everyone’s lips for a number of weeks now, with the new constructors’ championship winners recently being punished for exceeding the 2021 budget cap of $145m. While the FIA only announced their findings about Red Bull’s wrong doing recently, the rumours around the breach have
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Mercedes might look back on the Mexican Grand Prix with regret, after the Germans blew any chance of victory following a poor strategy for both George Russell and Lewis Hamilton. The Silver Arrows had looked fast all weekend at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, with Russell having topped FP2 and FP3, and with Hamilton topping Q1
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Max Verstappen cruised to yet another victory in 2022, after comfortably winning the Mexican Grand Prix for the fourth time in his Formula 1 career. Going into the race, an unwanted record was known that the last four polesitters at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez had failed to even claim a podium during Sunday’s main event. With Verstappen
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