2023-10-27 20:43:31
Max Verstappen (Red Bull), mathematically proclaimed Formula 1 world champion earlier this month, He set the best time this Friday in the first free practice for the Mexican Grand Prixthe nineteenth of the year, which is held in the capital Hermanos Rodríguez Racecourse.
In his best lap, Verstappen covered the 4,304 meters of the Mexican circuit – the third shortest and the highest in the World Championship – in one minute, 19 seconds and 718 thousandths95 less than the Thai Alex Albon (Williams) and with a 297 advantage over the other Red Bullthat of the Mexican Czech Perez, second overall in the championship; and that he marked his best turn, like the previous ones, with the soft tire.
The Mexican accumulates 240 pointsfar behind the already champion Max Verstappen which swept this season and already accumulates 466 units. But at the same time, Checo has a good advantage over Lewis Hamiltonthird today, and a good performance in the Mexican GP It can bring him closer to the long-awaited second place.
This Friday the action will begin at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, a circuit that Checo Pérez has already proven to know by heart in a simulator to the point of remembering each of the curves with his eyes closed.
“It has been the most complicated season at Red Bull. I started fighting for the championship and it’s not easy. People will never understand what it’s like to drive a car at more than 300 kilometers per hour. and not feeling comfortable, not knowing what the car will do in a curve. Only the pilot feels it. We had a great car, but a car that was increasingly difficult for me to get the most out of with adjustments. That made it a season of ups and downsfickle. It is the most difficult season mentally.. I always had doubts regarding the car,” Checo declared at the press conference prior to the Mexican GP where will try to improve the third place achieved last year.
With a total of 4,304km, the
Hermanos Rodríguez Autodrome It is one of the most demanding circuits in this championship. Its two long straights allow for many overtaking. But its main peculiarity is that it is the highest altitude circuit in the world championship, so we arrive completely blind to these practices, where we will see completely different performances.
The circuit has a total of 17 curves, of which seven are left and 10 are right in the little more than 4.3 kilometers of the route.
Much has been said regarding the relationship of
Max Verstappen with his teammate, ‘Checo’ Pérez. Everything seemed rosy in the energy drink team between its two drivers until the 2022 Brazilian GP, with
Verstappen Already with his second title in his pocket, the Dutchman refused to give up a sixth position to ‘Checo’ in Interlagos and, therefore, to help him fight to be runner-up.
1. Max Verstappen – 466 points
2. Sergio Pérez – 240 points
3. Lewis Hamilton – 201 points
4.
Fernando Alonso – 183 points
5.
Carlos Sainz – 171 points
6. Lando Norris – 159 points
7. Charles Leclerc – 151 points
8. George Russell – 143 points.
9. Oscar Piastri – 83 points.
10. Pierre Gasly – 56 points.
11. Lance Stroll – 53 points.
12. Esteban Ocon – 44 points.
13. Alex Albon – 25 points.
14. Valtteri Bottas – 10 points.
15 Nico Hülkenberg – 9 points.
16. Yuki Tsunoda – 8 puntos.
17. Zhou Guanyu – 6 puntos.
18. Kevin Magnussen – 3 points.
19. Liam Lawson – 2 pts.
20. Logan Sargeant – 1 point.
21. Nyck DeVries – 0 points.
22. Daniel Ricciardo – 0 points.
Remember that you can enjoy this Grand Prix of the 2023 season
activating your account on DAZN
!
– Brazilian Grand Prix: November 3-5.
– Las Vegas Grand Prix: November 17-19.
– Abu Dhabi Grand Prix: November 24-26.
Aston Martin took a huge risk in the
United States GP by launching a new and important package of evolutions in a sprint weekend, with only one free practice session to understand the new parts and find the appropriate settings. Furthermore, they had to do it on a track full of potholes where finding the ideal height of the car was a tremendous challenge. To this cocktail of difficulties was added the poor assembly of the car with parts that arrived very tight, which led to a problem of overheating in the brakes of both cars in that crucial session, in Free Practice 1.
Stroll almost didn’t ride and Alonso only had half an hour of FP1too little.
The last races are not exactly going well for Aston Martin. After a great start to the championship, the British team is going through a moment of uncertainty in which they are not being able to be competitive to continue fighting to get on the podium.
Formula 1 is much more than four wheels and an engine. It is maximum technology made available in the search for maximum speed. But that goes far beyond electronic issues, sensors and technological solutions of the highest level. One of its most beautiful parts, and unfortunately too unknown to the masses, is what the eye cannot see.
We are referring to one of the pillars of F1: aerodynamics.
Fernando Alonso He is one of the most beloved drivers on the grid. It is clear from the reception of the fans of the
F1 in all the Grand Prix, both in the ‘Fan Zone’ located in all the circuits, where the Asturian attends like all the drivers once every weekend to make statements, but also in promotional events. In Tokyo he already unleashed madness weeks ago. And now, in
Mexicoat an event by Boss, one of its sponsors, there was a real mass bath in a shopping center in
Mexico City.
The Dutch
Max Verstappen (Red Bull), mathematically proclaimed Formula One world champion at the beginning of the month, will try to raise its own historical record of victories in a single season to 16 this weekend at the Mexican Grand Prix. A test that takes place at the Autódromo de los Hermanos Rodríguez in the capital, where his teammate, Sergio Pérez, who wants to ‘clinch’ the runner-up position, will have the enthusiastic support of the local fans.
Carlos Sainz and Fernando Alonso They didn’t ride as much as they wanted in the first free practice sessions of the season.
F1 Mexican GP 2023. The Madrid native suffered a hydraulic problem in his Ferrari when he had only done 7 laps and might not complete his planned program. While,
Alonso He lost a good part of the session in the garage due to a setback that seemed to be related to the fixing of the rear part of his car. After some time in the pits, both were able to return to the asphalt to ride in the final 20 minutes.
Saturday October 28:
Free training 2: 0.00 – 1.00 hours
Free training 3: 7:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Classification: 23.00 – 0.00 hours
Sunday, October 29:
Race at 9:00 p.m.
The biggest dream of
‘Checo’ Pérez is to be F1 world champion. But having
Max Verstappen as a partner, it became more than clear that this is not possible. And following that desire, the one from Guadalajara has another wish to fulfill: win the
F1 Mexican GP. On any team they would help him achieve that goal, that of winning once morest his people. Not at Red Bull. His teammate, Max Verstappen, made it very clear last year that he was not going to give her a position in Brazil, denying her his help in the fight for the runner-up position when there was no longer anything at stake.
And it is not expected that this weekend he will lend a hand. And more than external help, ‘Checo’ needs a miracle, a weekend of divine inspiration to fight for victory.
End of the first round of free practice this Friday in
Mexico in a round with hardly any incidents and no yellow flag.
Verstappen has set the best time followed by a surprising
Albon to hundredths and
Czech Perez in third position.
Carlos Sainz entered in 7th position and
Fernando Alonso in 16th in a session where both Spaniards had problems that kept them off the track for a large part of the training sessions.
The times at the top of the classification do not improve. We also don’t see the Spanish coming very quickly, so it doesn’t seem like the situation will change much.
Last minute of the session!
All with soft tires doing long runs in these last moments of free practice. The positions are maintained, but
Fernando He climbs to 14th position to make up for another difficult practice session following Austin. The McLarens are interspersed with the Ferraris, while Hamilton remains in 11th place.
5 minutes to go.
Calm in the
Hermanos Rodríguez Autodrome, more than half the grid in the pits. We face the last ten minutes of the session with
Verstappen 1st 1.19.718, second Albon +0.095, third Pérez +0.297.
Sainz remains in 6th place at 0.761 tenths and
Fernando Alonso in the 18th with 3,182 difference.
Get back on track
Verstappen following stopping because he had something loose in his foot. The early days of
Sainz They place it in sixth position, still very far from the Red Bulls. On the other hand,
Fernando remains very far away with a time of 3.182.
16 minutes to go.
Get back on track
Carlos Sainz following solving the hydraulic problems. Fernando also returns to the track, right now the two Spaniards are riding.
Verstappen continue to lead with
Norris second and
Albon third.
Soft tires are beginning to be the main option, although we see drivers with the new experimental compound.
21 minutes to go.
We have been in FP1 for more than half an hour and
Fernando Alonso It has not rolled, they are having problems fixing the rear wing on which the mechanics do not stop working.
More and more pilots are riding the soft one,
Verstappen remains 1st once morest a surprising
Albon 2nd. Leclerc is third on soft tires and will start his return shortly.
27 minutes to go.
Aston Martin is taking it very calmly and wants to make sure to test its new components well following the madness of free practice in Austin.
Albon seems to feel comfortable in Mexico and remains in the top positions by thousandths of
Verstappen.
Right now
1st Verstappen, 2nd Albon, 3rd Pérez. Los
McLaren They occupy 4th and 5th place.
Plates He was the first of the drivers to put the soft tire into action. Let’s see how it works.
34 minutes to go.
Hit on the table
Verstappen which reduces the time by more than a second with a 1.20.245, very far from Checo which now remains at four tenths. At the moment Red Bull’s monopoly remains at the top with Leclerc 3rd. The car
Sainz They will lift him up on trestles and it looks like he won’t roll much in this first session.
Fernando He remains in the box and has not yet set a time.
40 minutes to go.
PROBLEMS FOR SAINZ!
Has lost the hydraulics
Carlos that cannot change and barely has direction. He tries to get to the pits by cutting everything he can. Bad start to the weekend for the Spaniard who was absent yesterday due to health problems.
46 minutes to go.
Leclerc reports a strange sound in the engine when he goes full throttle. We begin to see the first records in the Hermanos Rodríguez, with
Verstappen leading with 1,21,858. Behind
Albon y Pérez.
Fernando Alonso He is 16th with no time set yet.
48 minutes to go.
The sun shines on him
Hermanos Rodríguez Autodromethe first to roll were the two
Aston Martin They instantly came out with a very voluminous grille on the back to see the aerodynamics.
We have up to five new drivers in this FP1,
Frederik Vesti in Mercedes,
Jack Doohan in Alpine,
Hadjar an Alpha Tauri,
Oliver Bearman in Haas and
Pourchaire an Alfa Romeo.
54 minutes to go.
The first free practice sessions of the 2023 F1 Mexican GP begin!
Everything ready for FP1!
– Brazilian Grand Prix: November 3-5.
– Las Vegas Grand Prix: November 17-19.
– Abu Dhabi Grand Prix: November 24-26.
Lewis Hamilton might not defend himself before the media due to the disqualification in the
United States GPsince it was announced hours following the end of the Austin race, but a few days later, he did not miss the opportunity to give his opinion and criticize the FIA’s way of doing things.
Aston Martin took a huge risk in the
United States GP by launching a new and important package of evolutions in a sprint weekend, with only one free practice session to understand the new parts and find the appropriate settings.
Currently, the path of young talents towards
Formula 1 It is very clear and practically everyone is betting on climbing the steps naturally as they seek support from an F1 team academy.
Carlos Sainz was not present at the Autódromo de los Hermanos Rodríguez this Thursday on the day before the
F1 Mexican GP, on media day. The Ferrari team itself informed the media that the Spaniard did not go to the track because he was unwell, making it clear that the Spaniard had nothing serious and that his participation in the
F1 Mexican GP was not in danger.
After taking a real mass bath in a shopping center in
Mexicobefore thousands of people who chanted his name and who filled four floors of the venue to see him up close, Fernando Alonso showed his surprise at what he had experienced in the Mexican capital at the official press conference of the
F1 Mexican GP 2023.
In it
Mexican F1 GP, Lewis Hamilton did not bite his tongue. First, criticizing his disqualification from the last United States GP. And then, speaking openly regarding the difficult situation he is experiencing
‘Checo’ Pérez in Red Bull. In Mexico, the Guadalajara driver’s country, the Englishman criticized the way in which “some” treat Pérez within the team. Hamilton, as he has done on other occasions, did not waste the opportunity to delve into the wound of his great enemy, Red Bull, a team with which he starred in a constant fight full of tension for the 2021 World Cup.
With a total of 4,304km, the Hermanos Rodríguez Autodrome It is one of the most demanding circuits in this championship. Its two long straights allow for many overtaking. But its main peculiarity is that it is the highest altitude circuit in the world championship, so we arrive completely blind to these practices, where we will see completely different performances.
The circuit has a total of 17 curves, of which seven are left and 10 are right in the little more than 4.3 kilometers of the route.
1. Red Bull – 706 points
2. Mercedes – 344 points
3. Ferrari – 322 points
4. McLaren – 242 points
5. Aston Martin – 236 puntos
6. Alpine – 100 points
7. Williams – 26 points
8. Alfa Romeo – 16 points
9. Haas – 12 points
10. AlphaTauri – 10 points
‘Checo’ Pérez sent a clear message to the Mexican fans who come to the
F1 Mexican GP
this weekend. In the middle of a delicate situation, in which he has had to listen to criticism from the Red Bull advisor
Helmut Marko
some of them totally out of place,
‘Checo’ Pérez arrives at the Mexican F1 GP with the need to continue improving his performance
behind the wheel of a car that has moved away from his driving style as it has evolved over the year.
1. Max Verstappen – 466 points
2. Sergio Pérez – 240 points
3. Lewis Hamilton – 201 points
4. Fernando Alonso – 183 points
5. Carlos Sainz
– 171 points
6. Lando Norris – 159 points
7. Charles Leclerc – 151 points
8. George Russell – 143 points.
9. Oscar Piastri – 83 points.
10. Pierre Gasly – 56 points.
11. Lance Stroll – 53 points.
12. Esteban Ocon – 44 points.
13. Alex Albon – 25 points.
14. Valtteri Bottas – 10 points.
15 Nico Hülkenberg – 9 points.
16. Yuki Tsunoda – 8 puntos.
17. Zhou Guanyu – 6 puntos.
18. Kevin Magnussen – 3 points.
19. Liam Lawson – 2 pts.
20. Logan Sargeant – 1 point.
21. Nyck DeVries – 0 points.
22. Daniel Ricciardo – 0 points.
Friday, October 27:
Free training 1: 8:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Saturday October 28:
Free training 2: 0.00 – 1.00 hours
Free training 3: 7:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Classification: 23.00 – 0.00 hours
Sunday, October 29:
Race at 9:00 p.m.
Remember that you can enjoy this Grand Prix of the 2023 season
activating your account on DAZN
!
Very good followingnoon friends of Sports world!
Welcome to the broadcast live
of free training
Mexican F1 Grand Prix
. The action returns following the last race in Austin and now the adrenaline returns in one of the most beautiful circuits on the calendar, and one of the highest,
Hermanos Rodríguez Autodrome.
There is a lot of excitement in Mexico that hopes to be able to celebrate a victory for its local driver, Checo Pérez, madness is also served with Fernando Alonso, who has been received as a hero. It will also be exciting to see where Carlos Sainz is following a very good performance in the United States. All prepared! Let’s start!
1698441695
#Verstappen #time #Checo #Pérez #closely
