FIA race director Michael Masi explained why the stewards take much longer to rule on some incidents than others.
2019 Mexican Grand Prix articles archive
2019 Mexican Grand Prix articles
Ferrari must start converting pole positions into wins – Binotto
2019 Mexican Grand Prix
Posted onFerrari team principal Mattia Binotto says the team must halt its three-race streak of taking pole position and failing to win.
2019 Mexican Grand Prix Star Performers
2019 Mexican Grand Prix
Posted onSergio Perez, Daniel Ricciardo and Lewis Hamilton were RaceFans’ Star Performers of the Mexican Grand Prix weekend. Here’s why.
Mercedes: Lost ‘wouvre panel’ cost Hamilton seven seconds
2019 Mexican Grand Prix
Posted onThe damage Lewis Hamilton sustained in his first-lap collision with Max Verstappen cost him around seven seconds over the race distance Mercedes believes.
Horner defends Verstappen’s driving after Hamilton’s “torpedo” criticism
2019 Mexican Grand Prix
Posted onChristian Horner defended Max Verstappen’s driving at the start of the Mexican Grand Prix after Lewis Hamilton criticised his rival over their first-lap crash.
Vettel not envious of Hamilton’s likely sixth title
2019 Mexican Grand Prix
Posted onSebastian Vettel says he doesn’t feel envious of Lewis Hamilton’s success as his rival is poised to clinch his sixth world championship title.
Norris’s pit stop problem forced McLaren to leave Sainz out
2019 Mexican Grand Prix
Posted onMcLaren were unable to bring Carlos Sainz Jnr in for his scheduled pit stop because of the problem which occured when they brought Lando Norris in.
Title awaits Hamilton after surprise win in third-fastest car
2019 Mexican Grand Prix review
Posted onIt’s not often the team with the third-fastest car in qualifying wins the race. Mercedes and Lewis Hamilton managed it in Mexico – and virtually guaranteed his sixth world title.
“Impossible” to pass Vettel at end of race – Bottas
2019 Mexican Grand Prix
Posted onValtteri Bottas says Ferrari’s straight-line speed advantage made it “impossible” to pass Sebastian Vettel at the end of the Mexican Grand Prix.
Paddock Diary: Mexican Grand Prix day four
2019 Mexican Grand Prix
Posted onAn FIA inspection of Ferrari’s power unit may have debunked one theory about how the team achieves its remarkable engine performance, Dieter Rencken reports.
Albon has out-scored Verstappen since joining Red Bull
2019 Mexican Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onAlexander Albon is out-scoring Max Verstappen, Mercedes reached a century of F1 wins but Ferrari failed to convert pole for the third race in a row.
Kvyat criticises penalty, Masi says it ‘could not have been clearer’
2019 Mexican Grand Prix
Posted onDaniil Kvyat criticised the penalty which cost him a points finish in the Mexican Grand Prix, but race director Michael Masi insisted it “could not have been more clear.”
Perez told Ricciardo he needed a Red Bull to make turn one pass work
2019 Mexican Grand Prix
Posted onSergio Perez told Daniel Ricciardo he needed a Red Bull to make his unsuccessful passing attempt at turn one work.
Ferrari backed Vettel’s “let him go” call on Hamilton
2019 Mexican Grand Prix
Posted onFerrari agreed with Sebastian Vettel’s call to “let him go” when the team saw how early Lewis Hamilton’s first pit stop was, says team principal Mattia Binotto.
Verstappen’s comments did not cause yellow flag penalty investigation – Masi
2019 Mexican Grand Prix
Posted onFIA race director Michael Masi explained the reason for the delay in investigating Max Verstappen after qualifying, and why Lewis Hamilton was not investigated.
Vote for your 2019 Mexican Grand Prix Driver of the Weekend
2019 Mexican Grand Prix
Posted onWho was the best driver during the 2019 Mexican Grand Prix weekend? Compare how they did and vote for the best.
2019 Mexican Grand Prix interactive data: lap charts, times and tyres
2019 Mexican Grand Prix
Posted onFerrari lost the Mexican Grand Prix by pitting Charles Leclerc too soon and leaving Sebastian Vettel out too long. Here’s the interactive data from the race.
Vettel unimpressed by ‘selfie guy and s***** trophies’
2019 Mexican Grand Prix
Posted onSebastian Vettel praised some of the changes to Mexico’s lavish podium ceremony but didn’t like the “selfie guy” or “s**** trophies*.
Ricciardo’s tactics inspired Hamilton’s race-winning strategy
2019 Mexican Grand Prix
Posted onThe strategy gamble which won the Mexican Grand Prix for Lewis Hamilton was inspired by Renault’s tactics for Daniel Ricciardo.
No penalty for McLaren as stewards can’t tell if they performed an ‘unsafe release’
2019 Mexican Grand Prix
Posted onMcLaren has avoided a penalty over its pit stop for Lando Norris as the stewards could not tell whether he was released unsafely.