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Leigh, who came into the event with a healthy points lead having won two of the opening three races of the season, took a controversial victory in the first race of the day at Paul Ricard. Polesitter Leigh was locked in a tense wheel-to-wheel fight with Frederik Rasmussen in the second half of the race, with Leigh forcing Rasmussen off the track at the Turn 11 hairpin on the penultimate lap of ... Keep reading

“It’s not going to be straightforward to the end, Max…” That was the message from Max Verstappen’s engineer as he led in Mexico. And it applied to every single one of the cars in the field; a race where every car up to fifth is lapped, and the world champion is crowned by finishing in fourth place 78 seconds adrift of the winner, is no ordinary Grand Prix. Max Verstappen ... Keep reading

Although a run of misfortune at the start of this season cost him wins and derailed his championship campaign, the Finn has also struggled at times to match his Mercedes teammate. Read Also: The 10 moments that decided the 2018 F1 title But he remains adamant that small detail improvements will make a big difference in the future, and believes that if he can focus on ... Keep reading

The W Series, announced last month, has been created to promote female talent with a funded six-round series and a $1.5 million prize pool. However, it hasn't been met with universal approval from woman race drivers, with the likes of IndyCar driver Pippa Mann speaking out against the W Series concept on Twitter. De Silvestro agrees with some of the criticism that's been directed at W ... Keep reading

The Australian was running second ahead of Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel in last weekend's Mexican Grand Prix when a clutch failure with 10 laps remaining led to his sixth mechanical retirement of his season, and eighth in total. Ricciardo suggested after the race that his car was "cursed" and that he would be happy to hand it over to 2019 Red Bull signing Pierre Gasly for the final two races of ... Keep reading

“It’s not going to be straightforward to the end, Max” was the message to Max Verstappen from his engineer as he led in Mexico. It applied to every single one of the 20 cars in the field. A race where every car up to fifth is lapped and the world champion is crowned by finishing […]

Lewis Hamilton believes his Italian Grand Prix victory in September was the biggest mental blow Mercedes' rival Ferrari experienced during the Formula 1 season

Ferrari had headed into its home race at Monza on the back of an important win in Belgium, and its speed in qualifying to lock out the front row left it odds on for a 1-2 finish. But the team threw away its golden opportunity in allowing Kimi Raikkonen and Sebastian Vettel to race each other at the start, as that allowed Hamilton his chance to make a move at the second chicane. Read ... Keep reading

Brendon Hartley says he has become more outspoken in Formula 1 because he has realised he needs to defend himself

Red Bull boss Formula 1 Christian Horner hopes Daniel Ricciardo can escape the "dark cloud" of frustration brought on by his string of retirements in 2018

While the proposed budget cap for 2021 has yet to be fully presented to the teams, far less agreed upon, team bosses admit that it will not have an immediate impact.

The Toro Rosso driver's future is uncertain given Red Bull has re-signed Daniil Kvyat to its junior team for next season and is keen on Alexander Albon for the second seat. Hartley has insisted he has a valid contract for 2019 and has become more agitated in the closing races of the season, including disagreeing with his own team's press release during the Mexican Grand Prix weekend. Asked ... Keep reading

With fuel (mis-)management costing his team valuable points in Austin, Haas team boss, Guenther Steiner, has a unique solution.

Valtteri Bottas believes improving in qualifying is key to turning around Lewis Hamilton's superiority in the Mercedes Formula 1 team

If the circuit existed at sea level, teams would likely run a low-medium downforce configuration. But the rarefied air, which is less dense and starved of oxygen, means they all run close to their highest downforce packages. This puts an emphasis on cooling too, with teams forced to run with their most open configuration. Williams FW41 cooling comparsion Hungarian GP and Mexican ... Keep reading

Mexico City's high-altitude Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez circuit is an outlier on the Formula 1 calendar that requires a totally different technical approach for teams

While some opine that Lewis Hamilton would have won the 2017 and 2018 titles in a Ferrari, the Briton admits the Scuderia brings its own unique pressure.

GP3 regular Calderon, who has been on Sauber's books since the start of the 2017 season, was handed an opportunity to drive the current-spec F1 car as part of a filming day at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez. The Colombian driver completed 23 laps of the Mexican track across four stints, recording a best laptime of 1m23.170s. She said she encountered no physical issues during the test - and ... Keep reading

Sauber test driver Tatiana Calderon felt her first taste of Formula 1 was "in some ways easier" than her usual GP3 car after her debut in grand prix machinery

The 2007 world champion’s future was the subject of much speculation this season, initially with rumours that McLaren was interested in its former driver before suggestions he would lose his Ferrari drive and retire. Eventually Raikkonen negotiated a two-year deal with Sauber after learning he would be replaced at Ferrari by Charles Leclerc.  Speaking in an exclusive, wide-ranging ... Keep reading

Kimi Raikkonen believes there is so much "nonsense" and "bullshit" in the media that such coverage is starting to harm Formula 1

Max Verstappen says he could be world champion in Lewis Hamilton's Mercedes, Sebastian Vettel may be past his peak, Ferrari must avoid "knee-jerk" decisions, plus more.

Tatiana Calderon has successfully concluded a promotional event, which saw her completing a total of 23 laps in the Sauber C37 at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez.

Lewis Hamilton says his focus cannot slip after winning a fifth Formula 1 title because he has "no idea" why he has struggled in the last two grands prix

Marcus Ericsson reveals that he was asked to "sacrifice" his Mexican Grand Prix for the sake of teammate Charles Leclerc.

Toro Rosso driver Gasly tried to pass the Racing Point Force India around the outside of Turn 3 in the latter stages of the Mexican Grand Prix, but ran deep into the corner and felt he was then crowded out as the 90-degree left turns into a 90-degree right. Gasly and Ocon clashed earlier this year in the French Grand Prix and Galsy said “it’s always the same thing” when they are ... Keep reading

Hamilton’s success, which means he has equalled Juan Manuel Fangio as a five-time world champion, prompted former rival and 2016 champion Nico Rosberg to suggest the Mercedes driver can realistically surpass Michael Schumacher’s records of 91 race wins and seven titles. Autosport’s Glenn Freeman is joined by F1 Racing’s Stuart Codling and Ben Anderson to explain why F1’s current ... Keep reading

The Sauber driver was asked to extend his opening stint on hypersoft tyres to help protect teammate Leclerc ahead – even though doing so cost him valuable time as his rubber was finished. A slow pit stop relegated Ericsson to the back of the field but he recovered to classify ninth, just two spots behind Leclerc, marking the first time since 2015 he reached the points in successive Grands ... Keep reading

Pierre Gasly believes rules over how aggressively Formula 1 drivers can race each other are "quite weird" and "a grey area" after an incident with Esteban Ocon in Mexico

As Ferrari looks for answers, Ross Brawn has warned his old team about the perils of a knee-jerk reaction.

In his latest column, former Renault driver Jolyon Palmer looks at the brilliance of five-time world champion Lewis Hamilton.

Sauber's Marcus Ericsson is heading to IndyCar where he will partner James Hinchcliffe at Schmidt Peterson Motorsports.

Teams stock up on supersofts for the penultimate race of the season.

Vettel was finally eliminated from championship contention in Mexico last weekend, having been defeated by Hamilton in a close fight for the second season in a row. The Ferrari driver has made several mistakes this season, including crashing out of the lead in Germany and spinning in battle on multiple occasions in the second half of the year. Asked if this has been his most difficult year ... Keep reading

Robert Kubica is understood to be in the frame for a development role at Ferrari.

Lewis Hamilton clinched the 2018 Formula 1 world championship with a fourth-place finish in last Sunday's Mexican Grand Prix to become only the third man to clinch five drivers' titles

The 28-year-old Swede, who scored three GP2 wins, and has raced with Sauber for the past four seasons, will have made 97 Formula 1 starts when he competes in the season finale in Abu Dhabi next month. With current teammate Charles Leclerc moving to Ferrari next year, Sauber is having a complete change in its lineup for 2019, with 2007 Formula 1 champion Kimi Raikkonen to be joined by rookie ... Keep reading

The champagne stains barely dry following the celebrations of Lewis Hamilton's fifth title, Mercedes reverts to underdog position in terms of constructors' title.

Verstappen had swept practice at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez and led the way after the opening runs in the pole shoot-out. But Ricciardo improved at the death to deny Verstappen by 0.026s, preventing the Dutchman from becoming F1's youngest-ever pole-sitter. Verstappen, who described his qualifying as “crap” and blamed losing pole on a brake-locking issue, went on to win the race on ... Keep reading

Pirelli has announced Formula 1 teams' tyre choices for next weekend's Brazilian Grand Prix, with the supersoft compound favoured

Formula 1 cars' floors are the latest area where teams have been exploring unique technical concepts

Daniel Ricciardo's Mexican Grand Prix pole celebrations left his Red Bull Formula 1 team-mate Max Verstappen even more "agitated" at his qualifying defeat, his father Jos has revealed

Pirelli has nominated the red Supersoft, yellow Soft and white Medium compounds in order to cope with the demands of the Interlagos venue. Each driver is allocated 13 sets of tyres for the weekend’s action, from which they are allowed free choice for 10 of the sets from the three nominated compounds. The Mercedes, Ferrari and Red Bull drivers will all have nine sets of Supersoft tyres ... Keep reading

Ferraru raised some eyebrows at the United States Grand Prix when it fitted a series of fins to the outside edge of its floor. These fins, like the slots they enhance, sit in an area of the car that was not amended when the 2017 regulations were conceived. This has allowed teams to exploit some regulatory weakness. These appendages are expected to drive and improve the airflow passing ... Keep reading

Marcus Ericsson says he was "fuming" early in the Mexican Grand Prix as he was asked to sacrifice his race to help Sauber Formula 1 team-mate Charles Leclerc

Lewis Hamilton has downplayed suggestions he is the greatest F1 driver of all time, but Fernando Alonso says he has more titles in him.

The one-time grand prix winner has not given up returning to the F1 grid with Williams in 2019, having missed out on a sensational comeback this year.  Kubica sustained career-changing injuries in a rally accident in early 2011 and has not raced in F1 since, but his incredible recovery led to testing for Renault and Williams last year and he secured some financial backing to help land a 2018 ... Keep reading

Robert Kubica could take up a development role at the Ferrari Formula 1 team next season

Jos Verstappen has admitted that it was the anger and frustration of Saturday's qualifying session that helped fuel his son's performance a day later.

Sebastian Vettel says that in some ways the 2018 season has "definitely" been his most difficult in Formula 1, having lost the title to Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton

Hamilton won four races in a row to put himself on the brink of the championship but Mercedes had problems in the United States and Mexico GPs. He clinched the crown last weekend finishing fourth, the first time he failed to stand on the podium since the Austrian GP at the start of July.  Hamilton said: “I still have work to do. I’ve still got to get back to the factory and rally the ... Keep reading

The Mexican Grand Prix winner was involved in a succession of incidents at the start of the year, culminating in crashing out of practice and missing qualifying in Monaco, where Red Bull was dominant. He reacted badly to suggestions he needed to change his approach but has won twice and scored seven more podiums in the 13 races since. Read Also: How Verstappen’s dominance stole ... Keep reading

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff insists that his team's decision to race without its cooling rear wheel rims did not contribute to its W09 behaving like "an F3 car" in the Mexican Grand Prix

Both Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas struggled with their tyres at the Mexico City race on Sunday, which left them unable to challenge the Red Bull and Ferrari cars ahead. With those difficulties coming just a week after similar troubles in Austin, when Mercedes did not race its new wheel rim design, it prompted suggestions that the team may have suffered without the extra help from its ... Keep reading

Max Verstappen has admitted he was guilty of overdriving earlier this season and believes backing off has made him a faster Formula 1 driver

Lewis Hamilton can target Michael Schumacher's record, Ferrari remain behind Sebastian Vettel, Esteban Ocon has "worst race ever".

McLaren's Stoffel Vandoorne believes he has driven "really good races" before his eighth-place finish in Formula 1's Mexican Grand Prix, but they went unnoticed because he had not scored points

Horner stressed that the unique conditions in Mexico put Renault on a par with its rivals Mercedes and Ferrari, allowing the team to take advantage of its strong chassis. Read Also: How Verstappen’s dominance stole Hamilton’s thunder "Credit where credit's due," said Horner. "Renault have provided us with an engine this weekend in these conditions that is competitive ... Keep reading

The Belgian has endured some torrid times in recent months and is switching to Formula E after finding himself without a drive at the end of this season. Read Also: Mexican Grand Prix driver ratings But a strong performance in Mexico, where he was able to do a 57-lap stint on supersofts without mistakes, helped deliver his first points since the Azerbaijan Grand ... Keep reading

Ferrari became the first Formula 1 team to run a new generation of brake discs at the Mexican Grand Prix, with it featuring an unprecedented 1400 holes to help cooling

In the wake of Max Verstappen's Mexico win, Red Bull boss Christian Horner paid grudging tribute to (current) engine partner Renault.

The FIA will issue a technical directive clarifying what Formula 1 teams can and cannot do with cooling of wheel rims and spacers after recent controversy around Mercedes

F1 race director Charlie Whiting's directive will not be aimed specifically at the design used by Mercedes on its rear wheels, where it has deployed cooling holes that some have suggested could have aerodynamic benefits. Mercedes chose not to race the design in the United States Grand Prix, fearing that Ferrari might submit a protest after the race. Read Also: Analysis: How wheel ... Keep reading

In a season punctuated by needless mistakes, Sebastian Vettel denies that Hockenheim was the turning point.

The unique high-altitude demands of Mexico, where teams struggle to keep temperatures of engines and brakes under control, was the perfect proving ground for the new disc that will be made available to all customers in 2019. Read Also: Tech analysis: F1 teams chase 'fantasy' limits as brake discs go extreme F1's brake suppliers have long balanced out increasing the number ... Keep reading

Williams has been fined for an incident that followed Lance Stroll's second pit stop in Mexico.

World champion Lewis Hamilton praises his family for their help throughout his career after he clinched his fifth world title.

Newly-crowned five-time Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton says "special laps" and "special moments" were needed to overcome the challenge of Sebastian Vettel and Ferrari this season

Red Bull Formula 1 boss Christian Horner has credited Renault with getting its sums right for the high altitude in Mexico and helping Max Verstappen to a dominant victory

Sebastian Vettel pays tribute to Lewis Hamilton all but admitting that the best man won.

Hamilton drew level with Juan Manuel Fangio on five championships by securing the 2018 crown on Sunday in Mexico. The Mercedes driver pulled clear of Vettel in the last few races, having been neck-and-neck with the German through the first half of the season. Read Also: The 10 moments that decided the 2018 F1 title "Through the year there were a lot of testing times for ... Keep reading

Suffering his sixth retirement in eleven races, Daniel Ricciardo admits that he is way beyond frustrated.

VERSTAPPEN’S SLEEPLESS TRIUMPH Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing, 1st position, celebrates on the podium Photo by: Glenn Dunbar / LAT Images Max Verstappen admitted after missing out on pole position to Red Bull teammate Daniel Ricciardo that he had been disappointed – and he confessed to a sleepless Saturday night as he gathered his thoughts for the challenge ahead. But ... Keep reading

Everything you need to know about the Gran Premio de Mexico... all the details, stats, pictures and quotes.

Today's post-race press conference with Max Verstappen, Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen.

Lewis Hamilton meets the media after securing his fifth Formula One World Championship title.

Daniel Ricciardo says he is "done with" his Red Bull car, Max Verstappen listens to advice, Brendon Hartley penalised, plus more.

Today's result reflects the determination of the entire team, after a less than ideal qualifying.

Today saw a strong result for us in the championship battle with Nico driving an intelligent race to sixth position.

A hugely disappointing afternoon for the team and definitely a missed opportunity to score important points.

From the point of view of tyre management it was a tricky race.

Considering our general performance level that was a relatively good day.

The only good thing about this weekend is that it ended.

Daniel Ricciardo was left feeling "helpless" and keen to hand over his "cursed" Red Bull Formula 1 car to Pierre Gasly after another mechanical problem robbed him of a podium in Mexico

Ricciardo, who will be leaving Red Bull at the end of the year to join Renault and will be replaced by Toro Rosso driver Gasly, retired from the Mexican Grand Prix while fighting off Sebastian Vettel for second place late on. His exit from the race marked the Aussie's sixth retirement in the past 11 grands prix. “I don't think 'frustration' is the word anymore,” Ricciardo told TV crews ... Keep reading

The Williams Formula 1 team has been fined €25,000 for "endangering" its pit crew with an unsafe release of Lance Stroll's car during the Mexican Grand Prix

Nico Rosberg says Lewis Hamilton can realistically target Michael Schumacher's Formula 1 records of 91 race wins and seven world championships before the end of his current Mercedes contract

A member of the Williams crew was knocked to the ground when Stroll departed his pit stall after his second pitstop at Mexico City, but escaped uninjured. The stewards ruled that the car was "released unsafely" and "in a manner endangering team personnel". Their statement added: "The stewards determined that the entire pitstop sequence was complete and that the mechanic being struck was as a ... Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton says he is struggling to come to terms with his achievement after clinching a fifth world title at the Mexican GP.

Sebastian Vettel said losing the 2018 Formula 1 world championship to Lewis Hamilton in the Mexican Grand Prix was "a horrible moment" even though he knew it was inevitable

Hamilton sealed his fifth world title in the Mexican Grand Prix, and he currently has 71 wins to his name, and another two years on his deal with Mercedes. Read Also: The 10 moments that decided the 2018 F1 title "For Lewis now, with five titles, unbelievable," said 2016 world champion Rosberg, in a message of congratulations he posted on his YouTube channel after the ... Keep reading

Vettel needed to win at Mexico City with Hamilton eighth or lower in order to keep the F1 title battle alive. Though the Ferrari driver beat his rival on the day - finishing second as Mercedes struggled and Hamilton came home fourth - it was not enough to prolong the championship fight. "It's a horrible moment," Vettel admitted. "You put a lot of work in and even if you saw it coming - I ... Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton and his Mercedes Formula 1 team were left with a "bittersweet" feeling after the Mexican Grand Prix, with the Briton sealing his fifth world championship despite a "horrible race"

Hamilton started third and passed Daniel Ricciardo off the line, but neither he nor teammate Valtteri Bottas were competitive on race pace as they struggled to make their tyres last. Fourth place was ultimately enough for Hamilton to seal the title, but it marked his worst result since July's Austrian Grand Prix, and he'd crossed the line over a minute and 18 seconds behind race winner Max ... Keep reading

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen took his fifth Formula One victory at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez ahead of Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen, whilst a fourth place for Lewis Hamilton was enough to confirm the Mercedes man as a five-time world champion. Fired up from his qualifying defeat against team-mate Daniel Ricciardo, Verstappen got the jump on […]

Max Verstappen wins the Mexican Grand Prix as Lewis Hamilton secures his fifth title.

Full result of the Gran Premio de Mexico.

BBC Rewind takes a look back at the various challenges Lewis Hamilton and his family overcame in his journey to the top of Formula 1.

Lewis Hamilton wins fifth F1 world championship, making him joint second most successful driver of all time.

After Lewis Hamilton won his fifth world title on Sunday, BBC Sport are asking you just who is the greatest F1 driver ever?

Lewis Hamilton clinched his fifth Formula 1 title despite failing to finish on the podium in the Mexican Grand Prix, which was won by Max Verstappen

Poleman Daniel Ricciardo was swamped by teammate Verstappen and Hamilton at the start and Verstappen went side-by-side with Hamilton to take the lead. Verstappen breezed clear to a dominant victory ahead of the Ferraris of Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen as Hamilton slipped to fourth at the finish, but that was enough to clinch the championship with two races to go. Hamilton went into ... Keep reading

It's been a remarkable week at the Shell House. Day one saw the unveiling of an exclusive piece of art created by Mexican street artist Seher One, signed and revealed by Scuderia Ferrari driver Kimi Raikkonen, who spent the afternoon interacting with local media and influencers, testing the Shell House simulators, and chatting with Motorsport.com's Julia Piquet. On day two, we learned about ... Keep reading

Kimi Raikkonen talks exclusively to Autosport about the Shell House, the Shell & Scuderia Ferrari Partnership, and his experiences in Mexico City

Rich Energy failed in a bid to buy Force India earlier this year, and the drink company's CEO William Storey was in the Austin paddock last weekend. He held a meeting with Steiner in the paddock on Sunday morning and was also seen in conversation with Williams and McLaren. Four days later, Haas announced the new title sponsorship deal for 2019 and confirmed its cars would be painted in the ... Keep reading

Amended starting grid for the Gran Premio de Mexico after penalties applied.

Mexican Grand Prix organisers have got a back-up plan in case Lewis Hamilton clinches the Formula 1 title without finishing on the podium, after being caught out last year

The Red Bulls of Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen fill the front row, with title contenders Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel immediately behind them. Red Bull boss Christian Horner fears that the Mercedes and Ferrari could get the jump on his drivers on the long run to the first corner, and Wolff agrees that there could be some drama at the front of the field. “The grid has the ... Keep reading

Red Bull Formula 1 team boss Christian Horner wants Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen to not obsess with each other and use 'synchronised' driving at the Mexican Grand Prix start

As Toto Wolff warns of potential "carnage" at Turn 1 today, Christian Horner is asking his drivers to take a "synchronised" approach.

The Mercedes Formula 1 team says the hydraulic failure that stopped Valtteri Bottas in final Mexican Grand Prix practice was a problem not seen "for many years"

Brendon Hartley says he is "not allowed to comment" on a remark he made disputing Toro Rosso's claim that Pierre Gasly's Formula 1 car was damaged last weekend

Although Red Bull has been fastest all weekend, and has secured its first front row lock-out of the turbo hybrid era, it is aware that its power deficit could leave it exposed on the blast away from the grid. That is why Horner thinks it may make sense for his drivers to work together to hold back Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel who are starting right behind them. Speaking to Sky about ... Keep reading

Nico Hulkenberg has suggested that countryman Sebastian Vettel may not be wide of the mark in suggesting an aerodynamic 'black hole' has caused a series of disastrous spins.

Autosport visits the Shell Track Lab in the Scuderia Ferrari garage ahead of the Mexican Grand Prix

After Bottas was forced to stop on track in the Saturday morning session, Mercedes had to change his power unit, fitting one that was already in the pool of available components and was raced in Austin. “The failure we have seen on Valtteri’s engine is a failure we haven’t seen for many years,” said Wolff. “You can call it an unusual failure, with mileage where it shouldn’t have ... Keep reading

With Pirelli’s fastest hypersoft tyre proving fragile in Mexico, Force India felt it better to avoid being forced to start on it so went for the harder compounds in qualifying. Although the team did not make it in to Q3 because of the tactic, Ocon still thinks it was the right thing to do after he ended up in 11th spot with free choice of compound for the race. “It is not great I would ... Keep reading

Esteban Ocon says the Racing Point Force India Formula 1 team's decision to sacrifice qualifying performance for a better Mexican Grand Prix race strategy didn't feel "great", but was necessary

Mercedes Formula 1 team boss Toto Wolff believes the Mexican Grand Prix start could be chaos given the top three teams line up in reverse straightline speed order

Hartley’s F1 career is under threat with ongoing speculation linking Nissan e.dams Formula E driver Alexander Albon to the second Toro Rosso seat. His team boss Franz Tost said on Friday ahead of this weekend’s Mexican Grand Prix that Hartley needed to do more to keep his drive. Asked if the aerodynamic upgrade Hartley has this weekend could facilitate the sort of form Toro Rosso is ... Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton is not thinking about winning his fifth world title in Mexico - but how not to crash with two raging Red Bulls is on his mind.

Sebastian Vettel is looking for Red Bull errors, Fernando Alonso "not too proud", Romain Grosjean fears ban, plus more.

On the last run to be able to string together a perfect lap was a mighty performance.

It was a tough day. We couldn't get the tires to work, but everybody else did.

FIA race director Charlie Whiting had instructed all drivers that if they went off track at Turn 8, the rapid esses in the middle of the lap, they needed to return to the track to the right of a fluorescent yellow kerb to ensure they rejoined safely. Stroll failed to do that in final practice. He was called to the stewards for failing to follow the race director's instruction, but no further ... Keep reading

Today's post-qualifying press conference with Daniel Ricciardo, Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton.

Today's results show a great team effort, by both the team at the track as well as in the factory.

Williams Formula 1 driver Lance Stroll has been cleared of rejoining the track unsafely in Mexican Grand Prix qualifying, the second such incident at the same corner this weekend

FIA race director Charlie Whiting had instructed all drivers that if they went off track at Turn 8, the rapid esses in the middle of the lap, they needed to return to the track to the right of a fluorescent yellow kerb to ensure they rejoined safely. Stroll failed to do that in final practice. He was called to the stewards for failing to follow the race director's instruction, but no further ... Keep reading

I think we can be relatively satisfied with our qualifying today.

Red Bull has been the class of the field in Mexico this weekend, topping every session and locking out the front row of the grid as Daniel Ricciardo edged out Max Verstappen. But with the Milton Keynes-based team having endured a run of race ending failures this season – and Verstappen being stopped by an hydraulics issue on Friday – Vettel thinks that the result is far from certain. "We ... Keep reading