Nov 7, 2021 Mercedes boss Toto Wolff said Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton “seemed to open the sea” for Max Verstappen to lead into Turn 1 of the Mexican Grand Prix. Verstappen had a brilliant getaway in Mexico City and got alongside Bottas and Hamilton heading down to Turn 1. With Bottas braking and giving

4:49 AM ET Red Bull team boss Christian Horner has blamed social media for “exploiting” his criticism of AlphaTauri’s Japanese rookie Yuki Tsunoda at the Mexico City Grand Prix. Horner told Sky television that his drivers Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez had been “Tsunoda’d” in qualifying after their final flying laps were affected by the

Nov 7, 2021 Ferrari hauled themselves back above McLaren in the battle for third place in the Formula One constructors’ championship after both drivers finished in the points at the Mexico City Grand Prix on Sunday. From starting the race 3.5 points adrift, the Italian team moved 13.5 clear of their British rivals and with

7:09 PM ET Mercedes boss Toto Wolff was surprised the Mexican Grand Prix stewards did not investigate Daniel Ricciardo for his first-lap collision with Valtteri Bottas. Ricciardo hit the back of Bottas’ car at Turn 1, pitching the Finnish driver around into a spin. Ricciardo and Bottas both had to pit to fix the damage

9:55 PM ET Sergio Perez was living the dream on Sunday after becoming the first Mexican Formula One driver to stand on the podium at his home race. The 31-year-old Red Bull driver, who was looking for a job only a year ago, also wrote history as the first Mexican to lead at home before

1:34 PM ET Formula One announced on Saturday that the Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai, which will be absent from the calendar for the third year in a row in 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, had extended its contract until 2025. The race was first held in 2004 and China is seen as an

7:25 PM ET Red Bull boss Christian Horner emphasised on Friday that team orders were a part of Formula One and refused to rule out telling Mexican Sergio Perez to give up a home victory this weekend. No Mexican driver has ever won a home grand prix but Perez has a winning car and has

MEXICO CITY — Throw away the Formula One formbook, it’s not worth anything this year. Just as it looked as though Max Verstappen was clearing a path towards his first world title, Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes hit back in qualifying for the Mexican Grand Prix. You would have struggled to find anyone in the F1

6:56 PM ET Christian Horner said Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez’s hopes of pole position at the Mexican Grand Prix were thwarted by Yuki Tsunoda’s mistake at the end of qualifying. Tsunoda, who drives for Red Bull junior team AlphaTauri, ran wide through the middle sector of the Mexico City circuit and drove slowly along

9:21 AM ET Formula One leader Max Verstappen said he was not worrying about COVID-19 affecting the championship outcome but rival Lewis Hamilton remained wary as countries ease restrictions. Hamilton tested positive for the coronavirus last December and had to miss the Sakhir Grand Prix in Bahrain, which came after the Mercedes driver had sealed