Which Formula 1 driver made the most of the Mexican Grand Prix weekend?
It’s time to give your verdict on which driver did the best with the equipment at their disposal over the last three days.
Review how each driver got on below and vote for who impressed you the most at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez.
Driver performance summary
| Driver | Q stage | Q pos. | Q gap to team mate | GP grid pos. | GP pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Verstappen | Q3 | 2 | -0.808s | 2 | 6 |
| Sergio Perez | Q1 | 18 | +0.808s | 18 | 17 |
| Lewis Hamilton | Q3 | 6 | +0.295s | 6 | 4 |
| George Russell | Q3 | 5 | -0.295s | 5 | 5 |
| Charles Leclerc | Q3 | 4 | +0.319s | 4 | 3 |
| Carlos Sainz Jnr | Q3 | 1 | -0.319s | 1 | 1 |
| Lando Norris | Q3 | 3 | -1.092s | 3 | 2 |
| Oscar Piastri | Q1 | 17 | +1.092s | 17 | 8 |
| Lance Stroll | Q2 | 14 | +0.126s | 14 | 11 |
| Fernando Alonso | Q2 | 13 | -0.126s | 13 | 18 |
| Esteban Ocon | Q1 | 19 | +0.468s | 20 | 13 |
| Pierre Gasly | Q3 | 8 | -0.468s | 8 | 10 |
| Alexander Albon | Q3 | 9 | -0.369s | 9 | 19 |
| Franco Colapinto | Q1 | 16 | +0.369s | 16 | 12 |
| Liam Lawson | Q2 | 12 | +0.033s | 12 | 16 |
| Yuki Tsunoda | Q2 | 11 | -0.033s | 11 | 20 |
| Valtteri Bottas | Q2 | 15 | -0.679s | 15 | 14 |
| Zhou Guanyu | Q1 | 20 | +0.679s | 19 | 15 |
| Kevin Magnussen | Q3 | 7 | -0.479s | 7 | 7 |
| Nico Hulkenberg | Q3 | 10 | +0.479s | 10 | 9 |
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Vote for your driver of the weekend
Which driver do you think did the best job throughout the race weekend?
Who got the most out of their car in qualifying and the race? Who put their team mate in the shade?
Cast your vote below and explain why you chose the driver you picked in the comments.
Who was the best driver of the 2024 Mexican Grand Prix weekend?
- No opinion (0%)
- Kevin Magnussen (16%)
- Nico Hulkenberg (0%)
- Zhou Guanyu (0%)
- Valtteri Bottas (0%)
- Yuki Tsunoda (0%)
- Liam Lawson (0%)
- Franco Colapinto (1%)
- Alexander Albon (0%)
- Pierre Gasly (0%)
- Esteban Ocon (0%)
- Fernando Alonso (0%)
- Lance Stroll (0%)
- Oscar Piastri (1%)
- Lando Norris (1%)
- Carlos Sainz Jnr (75%)
- Charles Leclerc (1%)
- George Russell (0%)
- Lewis Hamilton (0%)
- Sergio Perez (4%)
- Max Verstappen (0%)
Total Voters: 85
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2024 Mexican Grand Prix
- McLaren have no regrets over pitting Norris shortly before red flag came out
- Leclerc fined, avoids same penalty as Verstappen after apologising for swearing
- Leclerc not in the clear over swearing as Verstappen claims he went unpunished
- Majority of drivers wanted racing rules to change “straight away” – Russell
- Verstappen was “over the limit” with Norris but others would do same – Leclerc
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GeeMac (@geemac)
28th October 2024, 5:49
Laughing hard at Perez getting 14% of the vote (as of the time of this comment)…
elchinero (@elchinero)
28th October 2024, 7:15
Tee hee, undeed!
Carl
28th October 2024, 7:26
Kevin Magnussen did about outstanding job in qualifying and the race. Little coverage of him but to me the driver of the weekend.
Mayrton
28th October 2024, 7:29
He was in a different league. Even for his doing he was really off again. After a 20sec penalty Max was still in front of him and Perez failed again to get the fastest lap at their last minute attempt since he was running last anyway. This guy is utterly useless. He should retire yesterday. It is a disgrace to the sport that he is around.
Matthijs (@matthijs)
28th October 2024, 10:48
Perez had substantial floor damage, no wonder his pace was off.
AlanD
29th October 2024, 0:30
Matthijs, how did he get his substantial floor damage? If it was damaged in transit, or because a drain cover shredded it as he drove over it, I’d say that is a mitigating circumstance. However, if he damaged it himself by driving over kerbs too aggressively, that isn’t down to bad luck, and I wouldn’t say that excuses a poor performance all weekend.
EffWunFan (@cairnsfella)
28th October 2024, 6:17
Remembering – as sometimes I do not – that it is DOTW not DOTD – Carlos seems the obvious and easy choice.
Sure, others drove well. Yes, the Ferrari was probably the faster machine this weekend on balance. But there wasn’t much more you could ask for from CSJ (apart from a little less whining, but who doesn’t do that when it suits).
On a separate note, someone’s finger seemed to slip and accidentally selected Perez. I’m sure Racefans will fix that up for you, whomever that may be.
notagrumpyfan
28th October 2024, 7:28
I would consider Norris as DotW as well.
And Kmag did the same as Sainz if ignoring the Ferrari car advantage.
MacLeod (@macleod)
28th October 2024, 8:27
Lando was third after Qualify so DotWeekend is Sainz (Kevin and Nico were great too)
Jere (@jerejj)
28th October 2024, 6:18
SAI is definitely the only fitting choice for both DOTW & DOTD.
juan fanger (@juan-fanger)
28th October 2024, 6:54
I’ve given it to KMag for the 2nd time this season. But this time it was for far more than just entertainment value. Well done Kevin.
Tommy C (@tommy-c)
28th October 2024, 7:15
Undoubtedly Carlos. I won’t hold him losing the lead at T1 against him. It’s almost an inevitability here. Pole and got the job done. Honourable mention to Kevin. Can’t help but feel he really outperformed that Haas. I’m surprised Oscar couldn’t catch him.
Benhur
28th October 2024, 8:13
#44 for moving to Fezza when the reds are in full swing, and managing to displace a driver who is unconmmeasurably better
David BR (@david-br)
28th October 2024, 18:10
Try ‘incommensurably’.
David (@nvherman)
29th October 2024, 0:21
Or even, immeasurably :-D
BLS (@brightlampshade)
28th October 2024, 13:04
Sainz looks a good shout but then so does Magnussen – both couldn’t really have done any better this weekend. Yes Sainz lost the lead but that was more that he was out dragged than anything else. Think I’ll go kMag though, very good quali and race, with a very strong P7
David BR (@david-br)
28th October 2024, 18:09
Carlos Sainz, possibly the most impressive weekend of the season and also of his career.
Leo B
28th October 2024, 20:17
It has to be Sainz, and the signs are it won’t be his last win this season.