Formula 1 arrives in Mexico, where the penultimate race of the season will take place. Although there is very little left before the championship ends, there are still several open fronts that will allow for exciting battles on the track.
In Red Bull there is still a fight going on. In Japan, Max Verstappen won his second World Cup and in United States Red Bull once again won the constructors’ championship for the first time since 2013. However, ‘Checo’ Pérez looking to finish second.
The Mexican is racing at home, which will be an additional motivation for him. even now, Charles Leclerc is second with 267 points, against 265 for Pérez. The two drivers will therefore have a very tight battle which will probably go until the last race.
Carlos Sainz, to forget Austin
carlos sainz he will seek to remove the bad taste in his mouth that was left behind in the United States. The Spaniard started from pole and could win, but a touch of George Russell in the first corner, he damaged the radiator, causing him to retire on the first lap.
It’s because of it Lewis Hamilton approached him in the ranking and george russell moved away, although there are still races to change the situation. Hamilton is sixth with 198 points, Sainz has 202 and Russell 218.
Alonso vs. Ocon fight is reactivated
Following the FIA’s decision to sanction Fernando Alonso with 30 seconds in Austinthe Spaniard lost his seventh place and He was 14 points behind Esteban Ocon.
But after the correction of the organism, Alonso recovered that seventh place and added those six points that were taken from him, making him now alone seven points of your partner.
On the other hand, the withdrawal of the sanction is also good news for Alpinewho with the sanction, did McLaren He was down to six points. However, now the distance is 11 dots.
Aston Martin, for sixth place
performance of Aston Martin in the home stretch of the season he is very good. The team of Fernando Alonso next season added 24 points in the last three races.
Sebastian Vettel finished eighth in Singapore and the United States and sixth in Japan. For its part, Lance Stroll finished sixth in Singapore. Moreover, the two pilots were in the last race in sixth and seventh place, but after the Alonso and Stroll accident, the Canadian retired. In addition, Vettel he suffered a very slow pit stop that dropped him to eighth place.
With these good results, Aston Martin is just three points behind Alfa Romeo. It would be very important for the future if the British team got that sixth place, because it would mean more income and therefore, more improvements for the next season.
Times and where to watch
On this occasion, we again have an unusual schedule. Classification will start at 10:00 p.m. on Saturday evening in peninsular time in Spain, one hour less in the Canary Islands. As for television, it can be seen on ‘DAZN’, and on the website of the sixthwhere we will live it minute by minute.
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