F1: Battle for second place at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez | video

Mexican Grand Prixtwentieth race of the 2023 calendar. Formula 1, this is disputed in Hermanos Rodriguez Racecourse, This weekend will be your tenth opportunity Sergio Perez (Red Bull) restore high levels and hold on tight to the runner-up what threatens the British Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes), although for some this will also be a new opportunity McLaren up, which remain determined and remain with the feeling of the end of the course.

As usual, Dutch pilot Max Verstappen (Red Bull) was introduced last week in US Grand Prixwith an exhibition of rhythm and strategy, achieving his fifteenth victory at the World Championships and the 50th in his career. However, given that the Power Team have won two World Cups, the Austrian team’s main concern is that “Checo” Perez retains second place.

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A goal that meets not so much the sport as the prestige of the team, since do not make a double in the final classification It would be a disappointment for Perez Mendoza doubts his future at Red Bull. And the margin is narrowing, just There are four races left. In Austin, as at the three previous Grand Prix, Perez didn’t make it to the podium in a desperate final third of the season and below expectations, unable to escape comparisons with the Dutchman.

Although this weekend there will be support of Mexican fans and was able to achieve his third podium in a row at the capital’s track, trying to win for the first time in “his” house. In 2022 Verstappen took pole and victory protected Hamilton which now reaches the final stretch withn chances of winning silver at the World Championship.

British, disqualified in Austin for modifying the floor of his car, He has 201 points in the standings, 39 less than Perez (240).and arrives at a scheme in which He has five podiums and two victories in 2016 and 2019. Already further and almost without options, with 183 units, is Spanish Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) who had to withdraw from the US Grand Prix due to a disqualification issue when he was aiming for eighth.

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The two-time world champion is waiting for 2023 to fade away. seeing the green cars fall, added to the growth of his potential opponents, led to high expectations fading over time. Its history with the Mexican route also doesn’t give us cause for optimism this weekend, as His best position is ninth place in 2021. scored in only two of the six Grands Prix held in Mexico.

A priori, Rodriguez Brothers Racetrack -he has never been on the podium is not synonymous with good news for Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) who stood on the podium again in Austin, although not in person due to suspension Hamilton. A native of Madrid, unlike Leclerc which was also sanctioned in Austin, experiences a good moment in the final stretch, with three boxes in the last five races. Moreover, since signing with Ferrari, he has finished in the top three 16 times, one more than the Monegasque.

Italians and Germans They must be at a certain height McLaren, which have already supplanted Aston Martin like the rooms in Constructors’ World Cup, They sense the end of the course and are determined to fight the war above. Although Australian Oscar Piastri had to leave in Austin, Lando Norris He’s back on the podium for a fourth in a row, so he could finish fifth in Mexico, something the Wokingers haven’t achieved since 2011.

2023 Mexican Grand Prix Schedule:
Friday, October 27
Free workouts 1

from 12:20 to 13:30.
Free workouts 2

From 16:00 to 17:00.

Saturday, October 28
Free workouts 3

From 11:30 to 12:30.
Qualification

From 15:00 to 16:00.

Sunday, October 29
Career

From 14:00 to 16:00.
(according to information from Europe Press)