After missing the 2020 edition due to the restrictions related to the pandemic, the F1 returns to stop on the circuit of Mexico City named after the Rodriguez brothers. In 2019 it was Lewis Hamilton who triumphed and the seven-time world champion would really need an encore as he shows up in Mexico with 12 points to recover against Max Verstappen. The Dutchman imposed himself on the track placed at over 2 thousand meters above sea level in 2017 and 2018. In 2019, however, he trashed a probable trio by not lifting his foot in Qualifying at the end of Q3 by not respecting a regime double yellow flag when Valtteri Bottas ended up on the wall at the exit of the last corner.
The Red Bull driver was relegated three places on the starting grid and at the start ended up in contact with Lewis Hamilton. Both were able to continue without any particular damage, but a few laps later Verstappen remedied the puncture of the right rear tire following a winning attack against Valtteri Bottas in the area of the stadium.
Verstappen had to cover a whole lap before being able to stop in the pits and this definitively compromised the race of the Dutch driver who finished the race in sixth position. The Ferrari instead they snapped in first row due to the penalty of Max Verstappen with Charles Leclerc ahead of Sebastian Vettel in the early stages of the race. The Monegasque, however, made two stops against the single pit stop of Vettel and Hamilton, who won with less than two seconds ahead of the German. The Mercedes driver stopped at the 23rd lap to mount hard tires, while the Ferrari driver went long until the 30th lap, thus returning to the track behind Hamilton. Completing the podium was Valtteri Bottas in front of Charles Leclerc.
The Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto he will not be present in Mexico to closely follow crucial phases in the genesis of the 2022 car in Maranello, but he has made no secret of the fact that the weekend at high altitude represents the great opportunity for Ferrari to dream of a victory that is missing from the 2019 Singapore GP. ambitions also on the part of Red Bull, while Mercedes is preparing for a weekend with a helmet to limit damage. The event will be broadcast live exclusively on Sky Sport F1 HD, on free TV8 Qualifying and Race will be broadcast on a deferred basis. On FormulaPassion.it you will find, as always, the direct written report of each session. Below are the times, the characteristics of the circuit and the roll of honor of the Mexican Grand Prix.
Timetables
Friday 5th November
PL1: 18:30 – 19:30, live on Sky Sport F1 and FormulaPassion.it
PL2: 22:00 – 23:00, live on Sky Sport F1 and FormulaPassion.it
Saturday 6th November
PL3: 18:00 – 19:00, live on Sky Sport F1 and FormulaPassion.it
Qualifying: 21:00 – 22:00, live on Sky Sport F1 and FormulaPassion.it. Deferred on TV8 at 23:50 (time to be confirmed)
Sunday 7th November
Grand Prix: 20:00, live on Sky Sport and FormulaPassion.it. Deferred on TV8 at 23:00 (time to be confirmed)
F1 GP Mexico circuit
Route: 4,304 km
Laps: 71
Race distance: 305.354 km
Roll of honor at the Mexican Grand Prix
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