2025 Race 20 - Mexico

[F1nKS]

5 Races to go.

Quick turnaround. Ferrari did well in Mexico last year with Sainz winning and Leclerc finishing 3rd. Norris was a respectable 2nd. Sainz probably won't be repeating as he already has a 5-spot grid penalty.

Verstappen and Piastri struggled and finished 6th and 8th, respectively. Norris would not mind similar results.

It will be interesting to hear how the chatter evolves over the week.

[F1nKS]

Just to show the psychological warfare that is going on...The FIA has fined Red Bull for:

“failing "to follow the instructions of relevant officials”

The story is that Norris relies on the team to put tape on the pit wall so he can properly put his car on the grid. Red Bull had somebody go back on the grid and try to remove the tape during the formation lap, but they got caught. There are no rules for or against this "tape", so they fined RB on a technicality (not a sporting violation).

It sounds like this war has been going on for a while, as I heard that McLaren has been perfecting how they install it so it cannot be removed without difficulty.

[airshifter]

The tape on the wall thing seems strange, but they must have it figured out so that it works well. And it's the FIA, so yeah, they fine everything they can when it falls in these grey areas!


Only a few hours until the practice sessions start.

[Matthew]

9 out of 20 are all rookies in this FP1. I wonder what's the highest number of rookies in a session in F1.

[F1nKS]

9 out of 20 are all rookies in this FP1. I wonder what's the highest number of rookies in a session in F1.

Lindblad, sitting in for Verstappen, was faster than Tsunoda in FP1.