Mercedes development driver Esteban Gutierrez believes Max Verstappen played a role in Sergio Perez colliding with Charles Leclerc, at the opening corner of the Mexican Grand Prix last Sunday. Starting from fifth, the home hero made a terrific start and was contesting for the lead at the first corner, along with Leclerc and Verstappen. Perez
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Max Verstappen was described as “Moses” by Italian media after last weekend’s Mexican Grand Prix, following the Dutchman’s 16th win of 2023. His victory saw him surpass his 2022 record of 15 wins in a single season, whilst he now sits just one win away from eclipsing Alberto Ascari’s 1952 record of having won 75%
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner believes Daniel Ricciardo was finally back to his “old” self last weekend at the Mexican Grand Prix, where he finished in seventh place. Ricciardo was unbelievable throughout the weekend at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, to the point that a top-five finish looked on the cards. This arguably would’ve been
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Ex-Formula 1 driver turned pundit Martin Brundle has agreed with McLaren team principal Andrea Stella that a “better solution” needs to be found to solve traffic during qualifying, as drivers are now opting to stop in the pit-lane. Max Verstappen and George Russell both came to a complete stop in the pit-lane for several seconds
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Sergio Perez was “very sad” at the Mexican Grand Prix but admitted he didn’t regret trying to take the race lead at the opening corner, despite the fact his attempt resulted in a race-ending collision with Charles Leclerc. Starting from fifth at his home race, Perez made a “tremendous start”, which saw him fill a
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Ex-Formula 1 driver turned pundit Martin Brundle was quick to describe a mistake made by Fernando Alonso as “clumsy”, after the Spaniard spun in the closing stages of Q1 at the Mexican Grand Prix. Alonso had just started his final hot lap in Q1 when it was suddenly ended by a spin, on the exit
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Max Verstappen, Lewis Hamilton and George Russell have all avoided a grid penalty for Sunday’s Mexican Grand Prix, with the FIA having decided that they didn’t break the rules. As is always the case, qualifying was particularly messy at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, where traffic is a problem every season. Saturday was no different, with
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Charles Leclerc avoided a post-race penalty on Sunday at the Mexican Grand Prix, after he was investigated by the stewards for driving with a broken front wing. Leclerc’s front wing broke following his opening corner collision with Sergio Perez, which resulted in the home hero retiring from the race at the end of the first
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff believes Lewis Hamilton and George Russell “need to qualify better”, in order to get the most out of the W14’s tremendous race pace. Qualifying has been a huge struggle for Mercedes since the new aerodynamic regulations were introduced last season, resulting in the Silver Arrows claiming just two pole positions
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Sergio Perez’s opening lap retirement from the Mexican Grand Prix on Sunday was the leading conversation in the cooldown room after the race, between race winner Max Verstappen, Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc. It was Leclerc who the home hero actually collided with at Turn 1 on the opening lap at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez,
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