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Revised F1 United States GP result after penalty reversed.
Fernando Alonso's post-race penalty at the United States Grand Prix dropped him out of the points. However, with the stewards now overturning the punishment, the results of the race have changed again.
28/10/2022, 08:00
Author RacingNews365 Staff
The result of the United States Grand Prix has been revised following the reversal of Fernando Alonso's post-race penalty. Following the event in Austin, Alonso was handed a 30-second time penalty after a protest from Haas over the damage to the Spaniard's car in the aftermath of a collision with Lance Stroll.
As a result, the stewards deemed that Alonso's car had not been in a safe condition during the race, dropping him down from the points-paying position of P7 to P15. However, on Thursday 27 October ahead of the upcoming Mexican Grand Prix, a further stewards' hearing was held after Alpine argued that Haas had submitted their protest after the given deadline.
Alpine's right to review appeal resulted in Alonso's penalty being overturned and his original P7 result being reinstated.
‘Revised F1 United States GP result’;
https://racingnews365.com/revised-f1...nalty-reversed
Alonso regains seventh place in US GP as stewards cancel his penalty
2022 Mexican Grand Prix
Posted on 28th October 2022, 8:4828th October 2022, 9:07
Written by Keith Collantine
The penalty Fernando Alonso received after the United States Grand Prix has been cancelled, and the driver restored to his originally finishing position of seventh, after his team successfully petitioned the stewards to review their decision.
Alonso was highly critical of the decision to penalise him by adding 30 seconds to his race time, which dropped him to 15th place in the race’s classification. Following a protest brought by rivals Haas, the stewards originally judged Alpine had run his car in an unsafe condition after it was damaged in a collision with Lance Stroll, leading to its right-hand mirror falling off.
pine succeeded in overturning the decision by showing the stewards they had been wrong to accept the protest by Haas because it had been submitted too late. The decision was reached following two hearings involving the teams and the stewards on Thursday, the first of which saw Alpine’s initial protest quashed by the stewards on the grounds it was inadmissible.
‘Alonso regains seventh place in US GP’;
https://www.racefans.net/2022/10/28/...test-too-late/
Alonso gets US GP seventh place back as penalty overturned
Oct 28 2022
By Josh Suttill
As part of its response to the decision, Alpine said it would work with the FIA to maintain the quality of the “racing spectacle” of the championship.
“BWT Alpine F1 Team thanks the FIA stewards for convening and reaching a positive conclusion on the matter involving Car #14 from last weekend’s United States Grand Prix,” a statement from Alpine read. “The team welcomes the decision made by the aforementioned stewards, whereby Car #14 reinstates its seventh place finish and six points from the race.
“We look forward to continuing our collaborative work alongside the FIA to ensure the racing spectacle is maintained to the highest quality. “The team now looks forward to competing this weekend at the Mexico City Grand Prix.”
‘Work with the FIA to maintain the quality of the “racing spectacle” of the championship’;
https://the-race.com/formula-1/alons...ty-overturned/
#JusticeforAlonso trends ahead of ‘important’ FIA ruling
Alpine's appeal of Fernando Alonso's US Grand Prix penalty will commence on Thursday ahead of the Mexican GP.
27 October 2022
by Nick Golding
Fernando Alonso is certainly feeling the love from his fans currently, as #JusticeforAlonso became trending on Twitter ahead of Alpine’s appeal to the FIA that the Spaniard was wrongly awarded a penalty at the United States Grand Prix.
After last weekend’s race at the Circuit of the Americas, Alonso was awarded a 30-second time penalty for driving a car on the circuit which was deemed ‘unsafe’ after the race by FIA technical delegate Jo Bauer.
It is a miracle that Alonso managed to finish the race, following his airborne collision with Lance Stroll down the main straight. The double World Champion’s A522 hit the rear of Stroll’s car at over 180 mph, as a result of a late move to the left by the Canadian.
‘#JusticeforAlonso’;
https://formula1news.co.uk/justicefo...nt-fia-ruling/
FIA overturns Austin penalty – Alpine and Alonso given back P7
28/10/2022 at 08:18
Michael Delaney
The FIA has overturned Fernando Alonso's penalty in the US Grand Prix after a two-stage process on Thursday that didn't start well for Alpine. Haas lodged a protest after the race at the Circuit of the Americas claiming that Alonso's Alpine had been driven in an "unsafe" state given that it had lost a rear-view mirror.
The stewards accepted the complaint and subsequently hit Alonso with a post-race 30-second time penalty that dropped the Spaniard out of the points from P7 to P14. But Alpine filed a counter-protest based on the fact that Haas had filed its complaint 24 minutes after the legal deadline. A hearing late on Thursday afternoon with all parties at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez initially resulted in Alpine's protest being rejected.
It was judged that a protest cannot by lodged against a decision made by the stewards. The initial ruling also stated that Alpine’s counter-protest was made 68 minutes after the decision on the original protest was published, therefore it was outside of the prescribed time limit and was rejected.
‘FIA overturns Austin penalty’;
https://f1i.com/news/458540-fia-over...n-back-p7.html
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Perez eyes home win but Verstappen wants record 14th victory.
Sergio Perez walked into the Formula One paddock Thursday and was quickly surrounded by adoring fans so hopeful he'll become the first Mexican to win on his home track.
23:38 Thu, 27 Oct 2022.
FOX Sports
MEXICO CITY (AP)
The reception was nothing like the one he received earlier this week when the Red Bull driver did a demonstration run in Guadalajara in front of “about 140,000 people, so for Mexico, not that much.” Perez called it an emotional memory that will stick with him forever. What would bump it down a notch on his list of accomplishments?
A victory on Sunday in the Mexico City Grand Prix. Perez finished a career-best third at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez a year ago and was celebrated as if he'd won the actual race. “Of course I want to win this weekend, that is my target,” Perez said.
“But it has already been such a special week for me taking the Red Bull Showrun to my hometown, it’s a memory that will live with me forever. I don’t want to stop there with creating moments this week though, my aim is to win my home Grand Prix and I know I have the car and the team to do it. I will give 100% to win for these fans in Mexico.”
‘Surrounded by adoring fans’;
https://www.foxsports.com/articles/f...d-14th-victory
Why Checo fever will make this year’s Mexico City Grand Prix unmissable
28 October 2022
Lawrence Barretto
F1 Correspondent & Presenter
Driving from the airport to our hotel on arrival in Mexico City, I saw a staggering 22 billboards featuring home hero Sergio Perez’s face advertising an array of products. The Red Bull driver is big time in his home country, and you’ll struggle to find a soul who doesn’t want to see him upgrade his third-place last year to victory this time around.
Fortunately for his loyal faithful, Perez arrives in Mexico not only with a car that has just won Red Bull their first constructors’ championship in close to a decade but with some impressive momentum to boot, having won Singapore, finished second in Japan and crossed the line fourth in Austin.
I sat down with him for an extended interview that will run on Sunday in F1 TV’s Pre-Race Show and the overwhelming takeaway is that Checo is a man oozing with confidence, loving life at a top team and absolutely convinced that he can fight for the world championship – and by default beat Max Verstappen – next season. It’s a huge ask, of course, but it’s clear he’s in a much better place mentally after an up-and-down mid-season, where the development of the car moved away from his style.
‘Checo fever’;
https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/a...9KoZ6t07S.html
Perez knows he needs ‘perfect weekend’ to beat Verstappen for home win
2022 Mexican Grand Prix
Posted on 28th October 2022, 14:23
Written by Will Wood and Claire Cottingham
Sergio Perez knows he will need to be “perfect” this weekend in order to beat team mate Max Verstappen and win his home grand prix in Mexico. Verstappen – who has already secured this year’s drivers’ championship – has taken 13 victories over the first 19 rounds, equalling the record of Michael Schumacher and Sebastian Vettel for most wins in a single season.
Asked if he would consider allowing his team mate to win if the Red Bull drivers were first and second heading into the final laps of Sunday’s race in Mexico City, Verstappen said he was “here to win. At the end of the day, the fastest driver will win the race.” Just two points separate Perez from Charles Leclerc, who lies second in the standings. Verstappen says he does not believe his team mate needs his assistance in order to beat the Ferrari driver.
“I think as long as he finishes ahead of Charles, that’s the main target every race,” said Verstappen. “I don’t think he needs any advice. He knows very well what he’s doing. He’s super experienced. As a team, we just want to have a good weekend.”
‘Perfect weekend’;
https://www.racefans.net/2022/10/28/...-for-home-win/
Sergio Perez felt he was on verge of F1 exit before Red Bull chance
Published: 28 Oct 2022, 12:18
By George Dagless
Sergio Perez has revealed he felt as though his F1 career was going to end at the conclusion of 2020, before being offered a Red Bull drive.
The Mexican is on home turf this weekend as F1 heads to Mexico and he’ll be looking to put in a top performance to send his fans home happy on Sunday.
Indeed, he has every chance of delivering them the prize they want most; a home win, with the Red Bull proving the strongest car by some chalk this year in terms of race pace on a Sunday.
‘Felt he was on verge of F1 exit’;
https://www.givemesport.com/88076913...ed-bull-chance
Perez constantly dreaming of historic Mexico City GP victory
Friday 28 October 2022 11:10
Sam Hall
Sergio Perez has revealed he has had numerous dreams of winning the Mexico City Grand Prix ahead of his home F1 race on Sunday. The Red Bull driver has scored four wins in his career, with two of those this season.
But should Perez top the podium on Sunday at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, he would become the first Mexican driver to win their home race. The 32-year-old would also join Lewis Hamilton, Sebastian Vettel, Fernando Alonso and Max Verstappen in an exclusive club of current drivers to do so.
Asked if he had dared to dream of victory, Perez said: "Yeah, I've dreamt a few times already about it. "It will be massive for me. Obviously, that's the target for Sunday [but] but will not be easy. We need to be perfect throughout the weekend. "So all the focus will be now on the racing stuff, to try to maximise a weekend. "At the end of the day, it's another weekend with the same amount of points but it's the most special one for me."
‘Dreaming of historic Mexico City GP victory’;
https://www.gpfans.com/en/f1-news/94...-sergio-perez/
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Sainz quickest as top three separated by a tenth of a second in Mexican GP FP1.
The Ferrari driver was just 0.046s quicker than teammate Charles Leclerc, while both Red Bull drivers set identical times.
20:11 Fri, 28 Oct 2022.
Author Rory Mitchell
RacingNews365
Carlos Sainz set the quickest time at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez on a 1:20.707 ahead of teammate Charles Leclerc and Red Bull's Sergio Perez. The top three were separated by just 0.120s, with Leclerc's best effort 0.046s off Sainz's time on the Soft tyres.
Max Verstappen was the early pacesetter having gone out for a lap on the Hard tyres, with an early time of 1:22.291. He later went out on the Soft tyres, but spun at Turn 11 on his first attempt. In the end his quickest lap was only good enough for fourth, 0.120s off the pace having set the same time as Perez. As the Mexican was the first to set the time, he finished ahead.
Leclerc managed to go quicker midway through the session, despite picking up a puncture that put him in the garage for an extended period at the start. After Ferrari checked over his car, he was sent back out on a set of Softs to set a lap that was over half a second quicker than Verstappen's initial effort.
‘Sainz quickest’;
https://racingnews365.com/sainz-quic...mexican-gp-fp1
(FP1) First Practice Results – 2022 Mexican Grand Prix
Mexico City, Mexico
20:06 Fri, 28 Oct 2022.
by Emer Hedderman
FormulaSpy
Results (Classification):
1. Carlos Sainz Scuderia Ferrari -1:20.707
2. Charles Leclerc Scuderia Ferrari +0.046
3. Sergio Perez Red Bull Racing +0.120
4. Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing +0.120
5. Lewis Hamilton Mercedes +0.142
6. Fernando Alonso Alpine +0.192
7. Valtteri Bottas Alfa Romeo +0.376
8. Lando Norris McLaren +0.413
9. Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri +0.603
10. Sebastian Vettel Aston Martin +0.818
‘Mexican Grand Prix – Here are the complete results from first practice ahead of the 2022 F1 World Championship race at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez’;
https://formulaspy.com/f1/fp1-first-...and-prix-80348
AS IT HAPPENED: Follow all the action from first practice for the Mexico City Grand Prix
28 October 2022
Becky Hart [Special Contributor]
Formula 1.
It's one of the most colourful race weekends of the year, clashing as it always does with the Día de los Muertos festivities. Mexico City is a riot of costumes, masks and flowers - but soon it will all be about the cars on track.
‘AS IT HAPPENED’;
https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/a...EaYSwLXNO.html
Everything that happened in first Mexican GP F1 practice
20:24 Fri, 28 Oct 2022.
By Matt Beer
The Race
Carlos Sainz led a Ferrari 1-2 in a twice red-flagged first practice session for Formula 1’s Mexican Grand Prix.
Key moments
– Sainz leads Leclerc in Ferrari 1-2
– Verstappen has a spin
– Fittipaldi and Lawson cause red flags
– Problems for Doohan too
‘Everything that happened’;
https://the-race.com/formula-1/every...p-f1-practice/
Ted Kravitz apologises as he steps in to commentate amid Sky technical issues at Mexico GP
Sky Sports F1 were hit with technical issues moments before the start of FP1.
19:16, Fri, Oct 28, 2022
By Luke Chillingsworth
Ted Kravitz was forced to apologise after Sky Sports F1 were hit with a technical glitch ahead of free practice at the Mexican Grand Prix. David Croft started the broadcast but then his microphone was cut minutes before the start of the session.
Kravitz quickly intervened to avoid confusion as the session started. He said: "I must apologise for the loss of commentary. Just as David Croft and all the rest were getting ready and into the swing of things it seems like we've lost commentary but we will work extremely hard to get that back for you."
Kravitz then continued to fill Sky's coverage, speaking to Haas team boss Guenther Steiner about F1’s cost cap saga. Sky Sports then quickly cut back to presenter Simon Lazenby and pundits Danica Patrick and Martin Brundle.
‘Ted Kravitz apologises’;
https://www.express.co.uk/sport/f1-a...can-grand-prix
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Russell quickest, Leclerc crashes in Mexico FP2 tyre test.
Mercedes' George Russell was quickest in second free practice for the Mexican Grand Prix in Mexico City, which was extended to 90 minutes to allow for another Pirelli tyre test of 2023 prototype compounds.
28/10/2022 at 23:33
Andrew Lewin
Russell was one of a small number of drivers in FP2 allowed to run this year's regular tyres. Others included Yuki Tsunoda and Esteban Ocon, who were second and third quickest respectively, with Lewis Hamilton leading those running exclusively on the prototypes.
The session saw a lengthy 20 minute red flag after Charles Leclerc crashed at turn 8 just over half an hour in, giving the Ferrari mechanics plenty of work to do overnight to get him ready for final practice on Saturday.
‘Russell quickest’;
https://f1i.com/news/458626-russell-...tyre-test.html
(FP2) Second Practice Results – 2022 Mexican Grand Prix
Mexico City, Mexico
23:29 Fri, 28 Oct 2022.
by Emer Hedderman
FormulaSpy
Results (Classification):
1. George Russell Mercedes -1:19.970
2. Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri +0.828
3. Esteban Ocon Alpine +1.207
4. Lewis Hamilton Mercedes +1.539
5. Sergio Perez Red Bull Racing +1.609
6. Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing +1.618
7. Charles Leclerc Scuderia Ferrari +1.648
8. Carlos Sainz Scuderia Ferrari +1.723
9. Valtteri Bottas Alfa Romeo +2.023
10. Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri +2.134
‘Mexican Grand Prix – Here are the complete results from the second practice ahead of the 2022 F1 World Championship race at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez’;
https://formulaspy.com/f1/fp2-second...and-prix-80367
AS IT HAPPENED: Follow all the action from second practice for the Mexico City Grand Prix
28 October 2022
Becky Hart [Special Contributor]
Formula 1.
Following hot on the heels of Austin, the drivers and team have headed to Mexico for the 20th round of a frenetic season that's been non-stop in terms of action. And there is more coming your way momentarily, with second practice about to begin.
‘Follow all the action’;
https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/a...wfOrNhP5z.html
Russell tops FP2 tyre test as Leclerc crashes
Mexico City, Mexico
23:33 Fri, 28 Oct 2022.
by Emer Hedderman
F1i.com
Mexican Grand Prix – George Russell topped the times in another double Red Flagged session, as Pirelli completed another tyre test. For the third event in a row FP2 will run for 90 minutes to allow for a Pirelli tyre test, while the test was cancelled in Suzuka due to the wet weather the session did run for the full extended time and Mexico was chosen to hold the rescheduled test.
Max Verstappen was the first out at the start of FP2 on the mystery tyres and set a 1:22.464. After sitting out first practice to allow rookies take their cars for a ride, George Russell, Esteban Ocon, Yuki Tsunoda, Kevin Magnussen and Alex Albon would all be allowed to run a regular session with dry tyres for the first half of the practice.
Magnussen, Tsunoda and Ocon’s cars all needed their power units changed after issues for the young drivers in the opening session and while the latter two were out near or at the start of the session, Haas needed longer to work on their car so Magnussen missed the opening half hour.
‘Russell tops FP2 tyre test’;
https://formulaspy.com/f1/russell-to...-crashes-80371
2022 Mexican Grand Prix practice in pictures
F1 Pictures
Posted on
28th October 2022, 23:4429th October 2022, 2:54
Written by Keith Collantine
‘2022 Mexican Grand Prix practice pictures’;
https://www.racefans.net/2022/10/28/...e-in-pictures/
Leclerc crash disrupts F1’s Mexican GP tyre test session
23:57 Fri, 28 Oct 2022.
By Matt Beer
The Race
Second practice for Formula 1’s Mexican Grand Prix was expected to be uneventful as it was the second of the sessions devoted to testing Pirelli’s 2023 prototype tyres rather than teams’ own work.
But it was interrupted for nearly 20 minutes by Charles Leclerc crashing his Ferrari heavily. The erstwhile title contender lost control heading into the esses section in the middle of the lap, spinning across the run-off area and into the barriers.
Leclerc’s car sustained damage to its entire rear end, and a long red flag period was required to reconstruct the barriers. Asked on team radio if he was OK as his Ferrari came to rest, Leclerc replied: “Yeah, I am. But the car is not.”
‘Leclerc crash disruption’;
https://the-race.com/formula-1/lecle...-test-session/
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Mexico GP: George Russell leads a Mercedes 1-2 in Practice 3.
George Russell went fastest as Mercedes set a strong pace in final practice at the Mexican Grand Prix.
29 October 2022
Ben Issatt
Formula 1
In a session of big gains compared to Friday, the Briton posted a 1m18.399s on soft tyres, 1.4s faster than his best time in FP2 and a tenth-and-a-half clear of teammate Lewis Hamilton in second.
The key to Mercedes' performance is in the slow-speed corners, while the thin air at high altitude negates their usual lack of top speed on the straights.
Max Verstappen was almost half a second behind in third, after struggling over the kerbs and failing to get a clean lap when the tyres were at their best.
‘Mercedes 1-2 in Practice 3’;
https://www.insideracing.com/formula...-in-practice-3
(FP3) Third Practice Results – 2022 Mexican Grand Prix
Mexico City, Mexico
29/10/2022, 19:11
by Emer Hedderman
FormulaSpy
Results (Classification):
1. George Russell Mercedes -1:18.399
2. Lewis Hamilton Mercedes +0.144
3. Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing +0.477
4. Charles Leclerc Scuderia Ferrari +0.724
5. Sergio Perez Red Bull Racing +0.842
6. Carlos Sainz Scuderia Ferrari +0.902
7. Lando Norris McLaren +0.918
8. Valtteri Bottas Alfa Romeo +0.991
9. Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri +1.483
10. Alexander Albon Williams Racing +1.518
‘Mexican Grand Prix – Here are the complete results from the final practice ahead of the 2022 F1 World Championship race at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez’;
https://formulaspy.com/f1/fp3-third-...and-prix-80384
AS IT HAPPENED: Follow all the action from final practice for the Mexico City Grand Prix
29 October 2022
Becky Hart [Special Contributor]
Formula 1.
It's qualifying day in Mexico, but first there is one more hour of practice, which the teams desperately need. They are all playing catch up after FP2 yesterday was given over to a Pirelli tyre test, but some are further behind than others.
‘AS IT HAPPENED’;
https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/a...JCQnn466Y.html
Charles Leclerc is unhurt after crashing in the second practice for the Mexican GP following a one-two finish for Ferrari in the first, while Mercedes' George Russell sets the pace
• Times were close as Carlos Sainz bested Charles Leclerc in the first practice
• Lewis Hamilton finished a little over a tenth of a second off the leaders in fifth
• Home favorite Sergio Perez grabbed third place - recording the same time as teammate and drivers world champion Max Verstappen
Published: 22:26, 28 October 2022
By PA Media and Jake Fenner For Dailymail.Com
Charles Leclerc crashed his Ferrari backwards into the barriers in the second practice for the Mexican Grand Prix on Friday, with teams testing next year's Pirelli Formula One tires.
George Russell set the pace for Mercedes as one of three drivers on standard soft tires for part of the 90 minute session after handing their cars to reserve drivers and juniors for practice one.
The Briton lapped with a best time of one minute 19.970 seconds, 0.828 quicker than AlphaTauri's Yuki Tsunoda and 1.207 faster than Alpine's Esteban Ocon.
‘Charles Leclerc is unhurt’;
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...ing-fifth.html
F1- Russell quickest in final practice for Mexico City Grand Prix as Mercedes take 1-2
29.10.22
FIA
George Russell beat Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton as Mercedes finished 1-2 in final practice for the 2022 FIA Formula 1 Mexico City Grand Prix with Red Bull’s third ahead of Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc.
Russell posted a lap of 1:18.399 to finish 0.144s clear of Hamilton as Mercedes capitalised on what Russell yesterday called the team’s best Friday of the season.
Verstappen was next on the timesheet, albeit almost half a second off the pace of the lead Mercedes. The 2022 F1 champion might have got closer but a “terrible” first sector during a lap on soft tyres set him back and a similar issue on his second run compromised his chances.
‘Russell quickest’;
https://www.fia.com/news/f1-russell-...cedes-take-1-2
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Verstappen takes pole ahead of the Mercedes.
It was close up until the end when Max Verstappen blew the competition away. Mercedes took P2 and P3 while Ferrari floundered.
29/10/2022
Mexico City, Mexico
by Emer Hedderman
Q3: Perez led the return to the track for the pole shootout and set the fastest lap of the weekend so far, a 1:18.153. Not bad for an opening effort but the two Mercedes and his teammate managed better. The Dutch driver was the first into the 1:17s with a 1:17.947 while Hamilton’s time was deleted for track limits at T3.
All but Fernando Alonso were out to try again in the final few minutes, but Verstappen need not have bothered, no one else got into the 1:17s but the double-champion did improve on his time to bring it down to a 1:17.775.
‘Verstappen takes pole’;
https://formulaspy.com/f1/verstappen...mercedes-80405
Qualifying Results – 2022 Mexican Grand Prix
Mexico City, Mexico
29/10/2022, 21:24
by Emer Hedderman
FormulaSpy
Q3
1. Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing -1:17.775
2. George Russell Mercedes +0.304
3. Lewis Hamilton Mercedes +0.309
4. Sergio Perez Red Bull Racing +0.353
5. Carlos Sainz Scuderia Ferrari +0.576
6. Valtteri Bottas Alfa Romeo +0.626
7. Charles Leclerc Scuderia Ferrari +0.780
8. Lando Norris McLaren +0.946
9. Fernando Alonso Alpine +1.164
10. Esteban Ocon Alpine +1.235
‘Mexican Grand Prix – Here are the complete results from qualifying for this weekend’s 2022 F1 World Championship race at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez’;
https://formulaspy.com/f1/qualifying...and-prix-80399
LIVE COVERAGE: Follow all the action from qualifying for the Mexico City Grand Prix
29 October 2022
Formula 1.
Becky Hart [Special Contributor]
Hello and welcome back to Mexico...
It's nearly time for qualifying and what a session it could be. Three top teams all in contention, a packed house and a tight track that could cause all sorts of traffic chaos. Excited?!
‘As It Happened’;
https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/a...tgpX4aS2U.html
Mexico City GP: Max Verstappen sees off strong Mercedes challenge to take pole.
Max Verstappen takes pole for Red Bull at the Mexico City GP; Lewis Hamilton had topped the timesheet for Mercedes in Q1 and Q2, but could only finish third behind team-mate George Russell
Last Updated: 29/10/22 10:09pm
SKY
Max Verstappen overcame a strong challenge from Mercedes to beat George Russell to pole position for Red Bull at the Mexico City Grand Prix.
Lewis Hamilton topped the timesheet in Q1 and Q2 at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez to continue the strong form Mercedes had shown throughout the weekend, but it was the world champion who was able to find extra performance when it mattered most.
Verstappen's 1:17.775 put him 0.3s clear of Russell, with Hamilton just a fraction behind his team-mate in third, while the other Red Bull of Sergio Perez finished fourth at his home circuit.
‘Max Verstappen takes pole for Red Bull’;
https://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12...e-to-take-pole
Verstappen beats Mercedes duo in close-fought Mexican GP qualifying
29/10/2022, 22:00
Author Luke Murphy
Max Verstappen took his seventh Pole Position of the season to deny Mercedes qualifying honours in Mexico City. The Red Bull driver's lap time of 1:17.775 was enough to claim P1 ahead of George Russell, who finished three tenths of a second off Pole after completing an untidy final lap.
Hamilton, who had his opening lap time deleted for marginally cutting Turn 3, took third, just 0.005s off his teammate. Home favourite Sergio Perez was another half-tenth behind the Mercedes pair, and was unable to match his teammate's pace in front of an expectant home crowd.
The Ferrari duo of Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc were unable to compete with the pace of Mercedes and Red Bull, with the pair finishing the session in fifth and sixth.
‘Verstappen beats Mercedes duo’;
https://racingnews365.com/verstappen...-gp-qualifying
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Mercedes boss Toto Wolff 'annoyed' ahead of Mexican GP despite George Russell apology.
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff admits that he is 'annoyed' neither George Russell nor Lewis Hamilton managed to snatch pole position for the Mexican Grand Prix on Sunday.
07:46, Sun, Oct 30, 2022
By Charlie Gordon
Toto Wolff has spoken out on Mercedes' qualifying performance in Mexico. Mercedes introduced an upgrade in the United States last weekend but, according to the drivers, Circuit of the Americas didn't have the right characteristics to show what the new and improved car was made of. Many in the Silver Arrows garage had their sights set on the trip south to Mexico instead.
When asked if Mexico represents Mercedes' best chance of scooping up a win in 2022, Wolff responded: "I think so. The good thing is that, in our simulations, we had [this track] on the radar as being the best race, so that is good that the virtual world correlates with the real world.”
"I feel like it was our pole to have but it was just a terrible lap from my side," Russell told Sky Sports. "But it's great to be back on the front row. I'll be going for it at the start tomorrow for sure. Let's see what's possible. In Q3, my last lap, I went around the first three corners and the car felt great.”
‘Toto Wolff 'annoyed' ahead of Mexican GP’;
https://www.express.co.uk/sport/f1-a...ussell-f1-news
Sergio Perez says hunt for Mexican Grand Prix pole descended into ‘a mess’
Sunday 30th October 2022 1:30 AM
Jamie Woodhouse
Sergio Perez thought he was in the hunt to claim pole position in front of his home crowd, but his Red Bull was seemingly not up to the task. If the fans truly can give drivers that extra shot of pace they need on home soil, then a raucous crowd in Mexico City was pulling out all the stops to get their hero on pole. Sadly that plan did not work out, Perez trying to hang on for much of qualifying, including using a new set of soft tyres just to make Q3 when his team-mate Max Verstappen had cleared that hurdle on a used set.
Perez dragged himself somewhere closer to the pole fight in Q3 but was forced to settle for P4, 0.353s down on Verstappen who will lead the pack away on Sunday. That troublesome qualifying was not all down to the driver though, Perez assured, as an electrical issue he had carried through the sessions, plus a DRS fault, got in the way of his pole pursuit. “It was a big shame. We had an electrical issue throughout qualy, with DRS we were struggling and so on,” Perez told Sky Sports F1.
“It was just important to make sure we got everything right but I was pretty much blind through qualy. I had no reference lap time, I had no information of my brake balance at times, so it was just a mess. “And when I look back at my qualy, I nearly got knocked out in Q1 and Q2, so to be P4 is not the end of the world – but I really believe today we could have fought for pole position.”
‘An electrical issue he had carried through the sessions, plus a DRS fault’;
https://www.planetf1.com/news/sergio...-issue-mexico/
Gasly calls for more respect from fans after bag was ‘opened’ in paddock twice
2022 Mexican Grand Prix
Posted on 30th October 2022, 7:1530th October 2022, 3:31
Written by Keith Collantine and Claire Cottingham
The AlphaTauri driver feels some fans who have been allowed into the paddock are not conducting themselves correctly. “I think letting people in is fine, but it’s true that I feel like some guests sometimes are not really respecting the space that we need,” he said in response to a question from RaceFans.
“People coming in garages before qualifying and asking for pictures when they are not even from our team. We are working here and obviously we give time for the fans when we can. [But] this weekend I didn’t dare come out of the hospitality because otherwise you just know that you get mobbed and sometimes it gets quite hectic.”
Gasly said the problem is not confined to this weekend’s race, pointing out that his bag has been opened twice in the last two rounds. “I had my bag – which I arrived at the hospitality yesterday morning with, it had my passport – opened and I didn’t even feel it,” he said. “Clearly it wasn’t me and it wasn’t my manager. When he saw that, he closed it straight away. But the same thing happened in Austin when I came out of the paddock.”
‘Gasly calls for more respect’;
https://www.racefans.net/2022/10/30/...ag-open-again/
Verstappen beats Mercedes pair to Mexican GP pole
22:19 Sat, 29 Oct 2022.
By Matt Beer
The Race
Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen stayed safely clear of a surprise Mercedes challenge to take pole for the Mexican Grand Prix. Mercedes had been 1-2 in final practice then topped both Q1 and Q2 with Lewis Hamilton.
Q2 had been extraordinarily close – just 0.063 seconds covering the top five – but Verstappen raised the bar in Q3. He was helped by the final segment being a messy one for Mercedes. Hamilton had his first flying lap, which was only good for third at that point anyway, deleted for a track limits breach, while George Russell made an error on his last lap.
That meant Verstappen’s 1m17.775s for Red Bull gave him pole by 0.304s over Russell and 0.309s over Hamilton. Home hero Sergio Perez wasn’t a pole threat and starts fourth. Ferrari struggled throughout, with Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc only fifth and seventh, split by Valtteri Bottas’s Alfa Romeo.
‘Verstappen beats Mercedes pair’;
https://the-race.com/formula-1/verst...xican-gp-pole/
Max Verstappen looking to repeat Mexican Grand Prix feat Lewis Hamilton has never achieved
MAX VERSTAPPEN is hoping to claim yet another victory at the Mexican Grand Prix on Sunday.
05:00, Sun, Oct 30, 2022
By Matthew Cooper
The Dutchman, who has already won this year's F1 World Championship, has previously won the 2017, 2018 and 2021 editions of the Mexican Grand Prix. Although British driver Jim Clark won the 1962, 1963 and 1967 races, the 1962 Grand Prix was a non-championship event and Clark shared the drive with Trevor Taylor.
As a result, Verstappen is the only driver to have won back-to-back championship Grand Prix races at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez and also the only driver to have won the race three times. Rival Lewis Hamilton, meanwhile, won the race in 2016 and 2019 after the venue returned to the F1 calendar in 2015 after a 23-year absence.
And Verstappen could also break the record for the highest number of race wins in a single season, having equalled Michael Schumacher and Sebastien Vettel's record of 13 with his victory in the United States Grand Prix.
‘MAX VERSTAPPEN is hoping to claim yet another victory’;
https://www.express.co.uk/sport/f1-a...rmula-One-news
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Verstappen claims record 14th win of season with Mexico GP triumph.
Verstappen has now beaten the record previously held by Michael Schumacher and Sebastian Vettel for the most wins in a single season.
Issued on: 30/10/2022 - 23:12
France 24.
Mexico City (AFP) – Red Bull's Max Verstappen claimed a record 14th victory of the Formula One season by winning the Mexico Grand Prix on Sunday.
World champion Verstappen finished a comfortable 15.186 seconds ahead of Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes while Verstappen's Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez finished third on home soil.
It was the second win inside a week for Dutchman Verstappen, who also triumped at the United States Grand Prix in Austin, Texas.
‘Beaten the record’;
https://www.france24.com/en/live-new...ico-gp-triumph
Race Results – 2022 Mexican Grand Prix
Mexico City, Mexico
03/10/2022, 21:51
by Emer Hedderman
FormulaSpy
Results (Classification):
1. Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing -71 laps
2. Lewis Hamilton Mercedes +15.186
3. Sergio Perez Red Bull Racing +18.097
4. George Russell Mercedes +49.431
5. Carlos Sainz Scuderia Ferrari +58.123
6. Charles Leclerc Scuderia Ferrari +68.774
7. Daniel Ricciardo McLaren +1 lap *
8. Esteban Ocon Alpine +1 lap
9. Lando Norris McLaren +1 lap
10. Valtteri Bottas Alfa Romeo +1 lap
‘Mexican Grand Prix – Here are the complete results from today’s 2022 F1 World Championship race at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez’;
https://formulaspy.com/f1/race-resul...and-prix-80414
AS IT HAPPENED: Follow all the action from the 2022 Mexico City Grand Prix
30 October 2022
Becky Hart [Special Contributor]
Formula 1.
It's race day in Mexico City with blue skies overhead and the fans pouring into the grandstands, with an hour to go under the lights go out and twenty cars head at breakneck speed down the long run to Turn 1.
‘As it happened’;
https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/a...M1ilIXQBH.html
2022 Mexican Grand Prix in pictures
F1 Pictures
Posted on
30th October 2022, 21:24
Written by Keith Collantine
‘Grand Prix in pictures’;
https://www.racefans.net/2022/10/30/...x-in-pictures/
F1 fans cringe over 'awkward' Mexican GP cooldown room with Hamilton, Verstappen and Perez
Max Verstappen has broken the record for the most wins in a single F1 season after he edged out Lewis Hamilton.
22:16, Sun, Oct 30, 2022
By Luke Chillingsworth
Formula One fans have claimed a private post-race interaction, or lack of, between Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen was “awkward”. Hamilton sat and watched highlights of the race in F1’s cooldown room as Verstappen spoke to team-mate Sergio Perez.
Hamilton and Verstappen didn’t speak, with the Mercedes driver not even looking at the two Red Bull men. The incident was analysed on social media as many highlighted the lack of conversation between the drivers.
@TheBrigitteEdit commented: “Hamilton and Verstappen still not talking with each other if they don’t have to. The cool down room shows that. Doubt they will ever repair their relationship in this lifetime.”
‘F1 fans cringe’;
https://www.express.co.uk/sport/f1-a...max-verstappen
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Conclusions from Max Verstappen’s record-breaking win at the Mexican Grand Prix.
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen made history at the 2022 Mexico City Grand Prix by becoming the first Formula 1 driver to win 14 races in a single season, breaking a record previously shared by Michael Schumacher and Sebastian Vettel.
Monday 31st October 2022 6:00 AM
Oliver Harden
Max was never going to take it easy after clinching the title
When the title is sealed with weeks to spare, it is during the collection of ‘non-championship’ races to conclude a season when the true depth of a driver’s ambition and application becomes apparent.
When the competition has lost all hope, don’t let them see even the faintest glimmer of light. Having won his first title on the final lap of last season, Verstappen is in new territory as 2022 comes to a close, facing that age-old challenge of maintaining his standards even though his work for the year is already done.
Should it come as a surprise to anyone that he is attacking these final races with his usual relentlessness and commitment?
Unbelievable, what a season, and what a fantastic race!
To achieve 14 wins in a season is down to all the hard work by everyone in the team, let’s keep this going @redbullracing @HondaRacingGLB pic.twitter.com/nG6uMggIPA
— Max Verstappen (@Max33Verstappen) October 30, 2022
‘Don’t let them see even the faintest glimmer of light’;
https://www.planetf1.com/features/co...an-grand-prix/
Perez: Good to be on the podium, but I wanted more
31 October, 2022
Jad Mallak
Sergio Perez wanted to give his home fans more than his third place at the 2022 Mexico City Grand Prix, and wanted more despite feeling good about the podium.
The Red Bull Formula 1 driver was targeting becoming the first Mexican to win his home grand prix this weekend, but a troubled qualifying where he finished fourth put him on the back foot, not to mention his dominant teammate on pole position, Max Verstappen. However a decent start meant he overtook George Russell and set on chasing Lewis Hamilton in the other Mercedes, but finally had to settle for third especially with his tardy pitstop in mind.
Perez said after the race: “It feels good to be on the podium but I wanted more today, I am a little bit disappointed. We could have finished second definitely but we had a poor pitstop, which really prevented us doing the undercut and being closer to Lewis,” he added.
‘Good to be on the podium’;
https://www.grandprix247.com/2022/10...i-wanted-more/
Most Dominant F1 Season Ever? Max Verstappen Wins F1 Mexican Grand Prix
Win is a record 14th of the season, smashing previous mark held by Michael Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton.
Oct 31, 2022
By Phillip Horton
Max-ico again! Verstappen was undoubtedly the favorite heading into the weekend in Mexico, having taken three victories in 2017, 2018 and 2021, and he duly delivered. But the high-altitude nature of the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, located 2,250 meters above sea level, masked some of the deficiencies within Mercedes’ W13, propelling the team into contention up front against Red Bull.
The result—with Verstappen comfortably beating Hamilton, and Hamilton just about keeping Perez at bay—was near-identical to 2021’s Mexico City race. “We left (the strategy) open to see how the degradation would be, and the (soft) tire was holding on surprisingly well, until 4-5 laps from the end of the stint, but I never felt that I was under pressure,” said Verstappen. “We had questions on the mediums but after a few laps it was really good and we felt like we could go to the end.”
‘Max-ico again!’;
https://www.autoweek.com/racing/form...an-grand-prix/
‘Constant digging’ – Verstappen explains Sky F1 boycott
23:56 Sun, 30 Oct 2022.
By Josh Suttill and Edd Straw
The Race
Max Verstappen and Red Bull boycotted interviews with Formula 1 broadcaster Sky Sports over the Mexican Grand Prix weekend as the world champion believes Sky has been “disrespectful” throughout his second title-winning season in 2022.
Sky exclusively broadcasts every F1 race live in key markets including the UK, Germany and Italy and recently signed an extension to broadcast F1 in the UK until the end of 2029.
But freshly-crowned two-time champion Verstappen said he won’t ‘tolerate’ what he regards as the ‘disrespect’ that Sky has shown him during 2022.
‘Constant digging’;
https://the-race.com/formula-1/const...ky-f1-boycott/
Horner defends Sky snub due to 'derogatory' and 'sensationalised' comments
31/10/2022, 00:00
Author Luke Murphy
Co-author Dieter Rencken
Christian Horner has defended Red Bull's decision to turn down Sky interviews this weekend, believing their 'unfair' commentary was 'sensationalised'. Christian Horner has defended Red Bull's decision to reject all media interviews for Sky TV at the Mexican Grand Prix.
Earlier in the weekend, RacingNews365 learned that Max Verstappen, Sergio Perez and the entire Red Bull Racing team were refusing to be interviewed on any of the Sky Sports channels.
It was understood from Red Bull sources that this was mostly related to comments made by a Sky broadcaster, believed to be Ted Kravitz, related to the controversial conclusion to last season's championship.
'Unfair' commentary was 'sensationalised';
https://racingnews365.com/horner-def...lised-comments
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Wolff on Mercedes Mexico GP tyre strategy: 'We just got it wrong'.
Toto Wolff expressed his regret at Mercedes' decision to put their drivers on a Medium-to-Hard tyre strategy in the Mexican Grand Prix.
31/10/2022, 07:00
Author Rory Mitchell
Co-author Dieter Rencken
Mercedes Team Principal Toto Wolff says the team got their strategy wrong at the Mexico Grand Prix, after starting both their cars on the Medium tyres and switching to the Hards during the pit stops. Wolff explains how Red Bull's Sergio Perez being the first of the leaders to pit for Mediums meant that Mercedes were pressured into covering him to preserve Hamilton's place on the podium.
The team were banking on the Red Bull drivers having to pit again towards the end of the race, or for their tyres to lose performance, but both Max Verstappen and Perez managed to hold on until the end. We were pressured with Lewis to do that [pit early]," he told Sky Sports F1. "We didn't think that the medium would go until the end.”
"[It was] totally surprising the way Perez hammered the tyre and it was still holding on. So, we just got it wrong. We discussed whether the Soft-Hard [combination] was a viable one-stop strategy and we thought it's never going to go [that far], so the Soft-Medium wasn't even on the radar."
'We just got it wrong';
https://racingnews365.com/wolff-on-m...t-got-it-wrong
Toto Wolff & George Russell eye second in Constructors - 'Lets see what happens in Brazil'
22:50 Sun, 30 Oct 2022.
Sky Sports
Toto Wolff and George Russell look ahead to Brazil, where Mercedes will be hoping to eat into the 40 point gap between themselves and Ferrari in the Constructors' Championship.
'Lets see what happens in Brazil';
https://www.skysports.com/watch/vide...n-beat-ferrari
Cashgate Scandal: Toto Wolff takes back threat he sent to the FIA.
Toto Wolff believes that the reputational damage is significant, alongside the sporting and financial penalties.
30 October 2022
by Jack Devonport
With Red Bull being found guilty of a minor breach of the 2021 budget cap, the team have been fined $7m and given a 10% reduction in aerodynamic testing time for next year. The reduction in testing time especially will hurt Red Bull, with the championship winners already set to receive less time than their rivals Ferrari and Mercedes due to their finishing order of the championship.
Toto Wolff had previously claimed that if the punishment was not harsh enough then his Mercedes team would not hesitate to breach the cap themselves in order to get back to winning ways, but he has now gone back on this suggestion, with the Austrian discussing the reputational damage for the breach as a major part of the punishment.
“I think what you see beyond the sporting penalty and the financial fine, it is also the reputational fine,” he said. “In a world of transparency and good governance, that is just not on anymore. Compliance-wise, whatever team you are, you are responsible for representing your brand, your employees, your sponsors. That is why, for us, it wouldn’t be a business case.”
‘Reputational damage is significant’;
https://formula1news.co.uk/cashgate-...nt-to-the-fia/
Toto Wolff denies FIA leak claim after Red Bull accusation
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has rejected claims and denied any wrongdoing by his team amid the cost cap scandal.
31 October 2022
by Jack Devonport
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 been spreading like wildfire since the Singapore Grand Prix, weeks before any official statement.
While there was obviously a leak, it is yet to be known where exactly it stemmed from, with Shaila-Ann Rao, the FIA’s secretary general for motorsport, who was previously a lawyer and associate for Toto Wolff’s Mercedes team being one of the main suspected culprits.
Wolff has denied suggestion that Rao is the source of the leak, claiming that Red Bull are just trying to stir the pot in an attempt to shift some blame off of themselves.
‘Toto Wolff denies FIA leak claim’;
https://formula1news.co.uk/toto-wolf...ll-accusation/
Toto Wolff moans over Red Bull penalty but sympathises with Christian Horner
Red Bull have been penalised for breaking F1's budget cap rules last season.
16:38, Sat, Oct 29, 2022
By Luke Chillingsworth
Toto Wolff has claimed Red Bull’s sporting penalty for breaching F1’s budget cap rules was “too little”. However, the Mercedes team principal said for Red Bull the penalty would be “too much” and would definitely hurt their rivals next season. Red Bull have been hit with a 10 per cent reduction in wind tunnel time and CFD testing next season.
They have also been slapped with a £6.4million ($7mil) fine after they were found guilty of a minor breach. Speaking to Motorsport.com, Wolff said: “I think as for any penalty, for us, it’s too little. For them, it will be too much. I think any reduction in wind tunnel time is going to be detrimental. How detrimental is difficult to judge at this stage.
“I think in absolute terms, $7m is a lot of money. But maybe in the bigger scheme of things for Red Bull, considering the investment they do on the power unit side and on the team, it’s not.” The FIA confirmed Red Bull had breached the budget cap by £1.8million ($2.2mil).
‘Toto Wolff moans’;
https://www.express.co.uk/sport/f1-a...ristian-horner
