Charles Leclerc says he is “very happy” to have qualified second for the Mexican Grand Prix because of the power the slipstream offers at the start of the race.
2019 Mexican Grand Prix articles archive
Vettel: It was clear we had to slow for Bottas crash
2019 Mexican Grand Prix
Posted onSebastian Vettel says it was clear drivers had to back off for the yellow flags at the scene of Valtteri Bottas’s crash.
Pole winner Verstappen under investigation for yellow flag infringement
2019 Mexican Grand Prix
Posted onMax Verstappen could lose his pole position for the Mexican Grand Prix as the stewards are investigating whether he failed to slow sufficiently for yellow flags.
Verstappen: Stewards should “delete my lap” if they find he broke yellow flag rules
2019 Mexican Grand Prix
Posted onMax Verstappen says the stewards should delete his fastest lap time if they find he failed to slow for yellow flags at the end of the Mexican Grand Prix.
Bottas released from medical centre after heavy qualifying crash
2019 Mexican Grand Prix
Posted onValtteri Bottas has been released from the medical centre following his heavy crash at the end of qualifying for the Mexican Grand Prix.
Verstappen claims pole as Bottas crashes on last lap
2019 Mexican Grand Prix qualifying
Posted onMax Verstappen claimed pole position for the Mexican Grand Prix after Valtteri Bottas ended qualifying by crashing on his final lap.
2019 Mexican Grand Prix grid
2019 Mexican Grand Prix
Posted onCharles Leclerc leads the provisional grid for the 2019 Mexican Grand Prix after Max Verstappen was penalised.
Two teams blocked reverse grid qualifying races plan for 2020 – Brawn
2019 Mexican Grand Prix
Posted onJust two teams blocked a proposal to run reverse grid qualifying races at three rounds in 2020, Ross Brawn has revealed.
Leclerc leads late Ferrari run to one-two in damp session
2019 Mexican Grand Prix third practice
Posted onCharles Leclerc led a one-two for Ferrari in the final practice session for the Mexican Grand Prix while technical trouble struck both Renaults.
Netflix F1 series caused “surge in interest from women”
2019 Mexican Grand Prix
Posted onNetflix Formula 1’s series Drive to Survive has led to a sharp increase in the number of women attending the Mexican Grand Prix, race promoter Alejandro Soberon has said.
Williams says Kubica’s crash shows she made right decision to remove new wing
2019 Mexican Grand Prix
Posted onThe decision to remove a new specification front wing from Robert Kubica’s car at Suzuka was vindicated by his crash in qualifying, says the team’s deputy principal Claire Williams.
Ferrari drivers could repeat Sochi start tactics in Mexico
2019 Mexican Grand Prix
Posted onFerrari may repeat their start tactics from the Russian Grand Prix in tomorrow’s race, despite the arrangement leading to a dispute between its two drivers last time.
British F1 teams prepared for “harm” if Brexit goes ahead
2019 F1 season
Posted onFormula 1’s British-based teams are braced for the “potential impact” if Britain leaves the European Union amid continuing uncertainty over ‘Brexit’.
Paddock Diary: Mexican Grand Prix day two
2019 Mexican Grand Prix
Posted onWill Charles Leclerc’s Japanese GP penalty lead to the return of the black-and-orange flag? And has Renault’s disputed brake system been on the car since 2015?
Hamilton to Ferrari rumours “blown out of proportion”
2019 Mexican Grand Prix
Posted onMercedes team principal Toto Wolff has downplayed suggestions Ferrari could try to lure its star driver Lewis Hamilton away when his current contract expires.
F1’s new tyre wear television graphic is “misleading”, says Pirelli
2019 Mexican Grand Prix
Posted onFormula 1’s official tyre supplier has cast doubt on the accuracy of the sport’s new television graphics which claim to show how worn drivers’ tyres are.
Mercedes further behind than they expected on bogey track
2019 Mexican Grand Prix Friday practice analysis
Posted onFerrari look in strong shape for qualifying while Mercedes are even further behind than they expected to be in Mexico.
F1 has same tyre problem every year in Mexico – Sainz
2019 Mexican Grand Prix
Posted onFormula 1 drivers are suffering severe tyre graining again at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, according to Carlos Sainz Jnr.
Renault used brake bias system for “many years” before it was ruled illegal
2019 Mexican Grand Prix
Posted onThe automatic brake bias adjustment system which led to Renault’s disqualification from the Japanese Grand Prix was first used on its cars “many years” earlier.
“Careless mistake” caused crash in second practice – Albon
2019 Mexican Grand Prix
Posted onAlexander Albon admitted he made a “careless mistake” when he crashed in the second practice session for the Mexican Grand Prix.