2023 Formula 1 Mexican Grand Prix highlights

Max Verstappen scored a dominant victory at the 2023 Formula 1 Mexican Grand Prix, taking the lead at the start of the race to finish ahead of Lewis Hamilton, as he sealed his fifth win at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez – and his 16th victory of the season.

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Mario Isola, Motorsport Director, Pirelli:

As always, since Formula 1 returned to Mexico, the atmosphere at this race was amazing, despite the premature retirement of crowd favourite Sergio Perez. On the tyre front, we saw how track evolution and higher temperatures led to the C4 emerging as the most effective compound overall. That was particularly evident after the restart when those who went for the aggressive choice of fitting the Medium were able to make the most of it when they could attack with it without the lap times dropping off towards the end, as we saw with Hamilton and Norris, for example.

Verstappen’s superiority meant he could choose what he wanted to do in terms of stops, and the Safety Car meant he made his second pit stop without losing position, given that his rivals were just making their scheduled stops. As is often the case with a driver on top form, luck seems to want to help him out still further.

How the race was won from the tyre point of view:

The race was run in the highest temperatures seen all weekend, the track being at 52 °C at the start, dropping to 45 °C at the end. As expected, almost all the drivers chose to start on the Medium tyre, the exceptions being Ocon (Hard), Albon (Hard) and Norris (Soft). Once the race had settled down after the battles shortly after the start, the first part of the race saw the drivers pay close attention to managing their tyres and cars. This applied to those who had definitely opted for a one-stop race as well as those keeping their options open to go for a two-stop, especially among the leaders.

The Safety Car and the red flag that followed because of Magnussen’s crash made it more complicated to determine which would be the quickest strategy, also because the race was now practically divided into two parts. The track condition improved significantly compared to the start of the weekend, and this meant that the graining effect diminished progressively.

What’s next?

The Sao Paulo Grand Prix takes place from 3 to 5 November at the famous Interlagos circuit. There the teams will have the choice of the following compounds: the C2 as P Zero White hard, the C3 as P Zero Yellow medium and the C4 as P Zero Red soft. The Brazilian weekend is also the final one of the season run to the Sprint format, with qualifying for the race on Friday afternoon and Saturday given over entirely to the Shootout and Sprint.

2023 Formula 1 Mexican Grand Prix Race Results

2023 Constructor Standings

Pos	Picture	Team	Points
1.		Red Bull Racing	860
2.		Mercedes-AMG F1 Team	409
3.		Scuderia Ferrari	406
4.		McLaren Racing	302
5.		Aston Martin F1 Team	280
6.		Alpine F1 Team	120
7.		Williams Racing	28
8.		Scuderia AlphaTauri	25
8.		Alfa Romeo Racing	16
10.		Haas F1 Team	12

Here are the team-by-team highlights:

Max Verstappen produced a strong start to get ahead of the two Ferraris early on and win an incident-packed 2023 Formula 1 Mexican Grand Prix on Sunday for a record 16th victory in a Formula One season as the three-time world champion banked his fifth Mexican career win.

Verstappen took the lead into Turn 1, however, Mexican team-mate Sergio Pérez collided with Charles Leclerc to ruin his race on lap one as Kevin Magnussen’s later crash saw the red flags come out with Verstappen easily holding off Lewis Hamilton for victory after the restart.

Max Verstappen, Driver, Red Bull Racing

The pace of the car was excellent today. We were planning to do a different strategy for everyone else, but unfortunately, we couldn’t show that with the red flag. Nevertheless, we were very strong on the hard tyres at the end. To win 16 races in a season is something I never thought would be possible. This season has been unbelievable. I understand from Checo’s side why he went for it at the beginning, and it would have been incredible for him to be on the podium at his home race here in Mexico. Thankfully the crowd stayed, and they’ve been amazing all weekend. I’ve felt so welcome here, as I always do. For now, my head is already on to the next race. Let’s see what we can do in Brazil.

Sergio Pérez, Driver, Red Bull Racing:

I had a tremendous start, probably my best of the year. The gap was there, and if you don’t go for it, what’s the point of being here? I went for it, and to be honest, I wasn’t expecting Charles to break as late as he did, and simply, there was not room for three cars. I wanted this victory badly, and I knew it was risky, but if it had worked, I would have ended up in the lead. At your home grand prix, after being on the podium twice, you want to give it your all, and I went totally for it. I really wanted the win today, and I massively tried to get that. I go home really sad because of the result but proud of myself and my Team that we left it all out there. This is just racing, and this is how the sport goes sometimes.

CHRISTIAN HORNER – CEO and Team Principal, Red Bull Racing

A race of contrasting fortunes. Another amazing race by Max today, total and utter dominance, but for Checo, an absolutely gutting home race. He had a rocket ship launch of a start and had so much momentum going into that first corner. You can’t blame him for going for it to try and take the lead at his home race. but ultimately, three do not go into one, and it was a crushing blow to see him out. Dietrich Mateschitz always used to say, “No risk, no fun”, and we gave it our all from the very beginning. Both cars started incredibly well. Our starts haven’t been our strongest this year. There has been a variance to them. The control guys did a great job today. Great starts with Checo and Max in the first run and then obviously the restart and Max getting that blinder as well.

Red Bull Racing Honda best pictures:

MEXICO CITY, MEXICO – OCTOBER 28: Sergio Perez of Mexico and Oracle Red Bull Racing prepares to drive in the garage during qualifying ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Mexico at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez on October 28, 2023 in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images)

MEXICO CITY, MEXICO – OCTOBER 28: Red Bull Racing Team Principal Christian Horner looks on from the pitwall during qualifying ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Mexico at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez on October 28, 2023 in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images)

MEXICO CITY, MEXICO – OCTOBER 28: Max Verstappen of the Netherlands driving the (1) Oracle Red Bull Racing RB19 on track during qualifying ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Mexico at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez on October 28, 2023 in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)

MEXICO CITY, MEXICO – OCTOBER 29: Race winner Max Verstappen of the Netherlands and Oracle Red Bull Racing celebrates on the podium after the F1 Grand Prix of Mexico at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez on October 29, 2023 in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)

MEXICO CITY, MEXICO – OCTOBER 29: Race winner Max Verstappen of the Netherlands and Oracle Red Bull Racing celebrates on the podium after the F1 Grand Prix of Mexico at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez on October 29, 2023 in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)

MEXICO CITY, MEXICO – OCTOBER 29: Race winner Max Verstappen of the Netherlands and Oracle Red Bull Racing and the Red Bull Racing team celebrate after the F1 Grand Prix of Mexico at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez on October 29, 2023 in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)

Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team

Lewis Hamilton and George Russell finished second and sixth in the 2023 Formula 1 Mexican Grand Prix. Starting from P6 and P8, both drivers moved up one position to P5 and P7 after Perez had to retire after contact with Leclerc in Turn 1.

A red flag on lap 33 saw Lewis starting in P3 and George in P7 with a standing start procedure, and both opted for used medium tyres. The W14 showed a strong pace today, and the team kept a delicate balance between tyre, brake and power unit temperatures at this unique race track. While Lewis was able to overtake Leclerc in Lap 40 and finish the race P2, George battled hard through the last 20 laps after losing tyre temperature and finished P6.

Lewis Hamilton

It’s a great result considering we started from P6, and amazing day for the team. We pushed hard, and I’m proud of the whole team for all their work. It’s been a difficult couple of weeks for us, so it’s great to bounce back finally. The car felt much better today, and the pace was strong. Today was about the balance of the car and managing the tyres, and we managed to do that well. We dug really deep this weekend to improve the set-up and get it right, and the result today shows the hard work everyone in the team has put in to achieve that. Now I can’t wait to get to Brazil and hopefully continue with the strong pace of the car.

George Russell

I felt really good in the car today. The pace was there, so definitely a positive from this weekend. I was right behind Carlos, wanting to overtake, when my brakes overheated. We were concerned about making it to the end, so I had to back off, and that’s where I lost all the temperature in the tyres and didn’t manage to get them back into the right window. It was like driving on ice for the last 20 laps, so I’m glad I managed to finish in P6. Another difficult weekend for us, but the car was performing well. We just need to have some clean weekends and show consistency, but I’m confident we’ll achieve that. I’m looking forward to Brazil, and I hope that we will show some good pace there, too, and hopefully, we will be in a position to fight for the podium.

Toto Wolff, Team Principal & CEO

We had a strong car today, so we’re happy with the result, and it gives us confidence. Once Lewis managed to get into free air, the lap times were good and great job that he managed to get the fastest lap at the end of the race too. The pace was there, and that’s a positive for us building on the last two races. Tyre management at this track is so marginal, a few degrees of track temperature, and they’re out of the window and the other way around. George, unfortunately, totally ran out of tyres, so it was tough for him to defend. Still, a strong result for him today, and he fought well to keep the position from Daniel in the final lap. We don’t know yet how we will perform in Brazil next week. We will keep both feet on the ground, do our best job there, and hopefully, we’re in a position to fight at the front.

Andrew Shovlin, Trackside Engineering Director

A great drive by Lewis to take second place from sixth on the grid. We’ve had a tough run of races recently, and it’s really encouraging to see the pace in the car, especially on a weekend where we have found it really difficult to get it into the window. George was disappointed to lose the place to Lando in the final stages, but he was clearly much quicker than Carlos on the restart, and whilst it’s easy with hindsight to say we should have backed him off and preserved the tyres, we’d rather be a team that’s looking forward in races than one that is looking behind. We’ve not had an easy weekend here. It’s been difficult and challenging to keep the tyres in the right window, and we were very disappointed with how qualifying went. However, to leave here having matched Ferrari on points, given our grid positions, is encouraging. The car was working well, we were managing brakes, and we’ll fix that for next year, but the pace was strong. We can improve on this weekend, and we’ll be working hard to prepare for the sprint race next weekend in Brazil.

Mercedes-AMG F1 Team best pictures:

2023 Formula 1 Mexican Grand Prix, Friday – Jiri Krenek

2023 Formula 1 Mexican Grand Prix, Friday – Steve Etherington

2023 Formula 1 Mexican Grand Prix, Friday – Steve Etherington

2023 Formula 1 Mexican Grand Prix, Sunday – LAT Images

2023 Formula 1 Mexican Grand Prix, Sunday – Steve Etherington

2023 Formula 1 Mexican Grand Prix, Sunday – Steve Etherington

Scuderia Ferrari

Scuderia Ferrari finished third and fourth in the 2023 Formula 1 Mexican Grand Prix at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez. Charles Leclerc secured the 28th podium finish of his career, with Carlos Sainz finishing behind him, the Spaniard thus moving up to fourth place in the Drivers’ classification, equal on points with Fernando Alonso, but ahead of his fellow countryman by virtue of his Singapore win.

The gap to Mercedes remains the same in the Constructors’ standings at 22 points, while Charles’ podium was the 805th for the Maranello marque, coming in a race that could have ended badly for the Monegasque, as he was involved in a collision with Sergio Perez shortly after the start.

Carlos Sainz #55

It was a long and tough race today, having to manage tyres and temperatures constantly. Looking at the pace today, I think the result is the maximum we could have achieved. Both the starts were quite chaotic, but we kept it together and stuck with our preferred strategy of doing one-stop, which we had opted for before the red flag. In the end, we scored some good points for the team, and now we focus on the upcoming Sao Paulo race with the Sprint format.

Charles Leclerc #16

It was a tricky one. I was caught between the two Red Bulls at the start, and unfortunately, Checo (Perez) and I touched, which led to me picking up some damage on the car and to Checo retiring. Later on, we struggled a bit on the Hards after the restart. Lewis (Hamilton) was really strong on the Mediums and had minimal degradation, getting ahead of us. It’s not where we wanted to finish, but we maximised our results.

Frédéric Vasseur, Team Principal

When you start on the front row, a P3 and a P4 finish is not the result you aim for, but given how the race was run, I think we almost did the best we could with our car today. We knew the start would be tricky because of the long run to the first corner, in which the slipstream can have a big effect, and for sure, our start today was not ideal.

In the first stint, we were on the pace, but then, like many others, we struggled at the restart with the Hard tyre. And this is what cost Charles the position to Lewis, who was on Mediums, but for us, it would have been really on the limit to get to the end on that tyre if we had taken the opportunity to fit it again when the race was stopped.

We need to keep working to reduce the performance difference between our qualifying and race pace, given that, especially on the Hards, we struggled too much compared to our rivals, who were able to manage the tyres better than us.

Scuderia Ferrari best pictures:

2023 Formula 1 Mexican Grand Prix

1 – GP MESSICO F1/2023 – GIOVEDI’ 26/10/2023 – credit: @ Ferrari Spa

2023 Formula 1 Mexican Grand Prix

2023 Formula 1 Mexican Grand Prix

2 – GP MESSICO F1/2023 – VENERDI 27/10/2023 – credit: @ Ferrari Spa

FERRARI F1 GP MESSICO VENERDI 27/10/2023 @Scuderia Ferrari Press Office

Hear from McLaren F1 drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri and Team Principal Andrea Stella after the 2023 Formula 1 Mexican Grand Prix.

Lando Norris

A very good race. Our pace was excellent from start to finish. The different strategies worked perfectly. A great day for us, probably one of our best Sundays in terms of race pace, overtaking and race management. We moved on from yesterday and made the most of it. I’m very happy with the team and how I drove today.

Oscar Piastri

A tough Sunday. I had a fair few battles out there, which made life interesting but definitely not the most straightforward of days. The pace was reasonable, and then, after the Red Flag, life was a lot more tough. After the battling, I definitely struggled a bit more with the tyres and picked up some damage, which didn’t help. Good to bring home some more important points, but a few bits to look at for Brazil.

Andrea Stella

It was definitely an interesting and entertaining Mexico City Grand Prix. We have been able to consolidate the good points finish with Oscar, who drove a very strong race with some robust racing moments, top-class defending and good race management after sustaining damage with a significant loss of aerodynamic load. On Lando’s side, not only was it one of his best races, but also one of the best races I have been part of. His first stint, from P17 on the grid, was excellent, overtaking with great pace. We pitted him under the Safety Car, believing this would put him in a powerful position, and then he lost out with the Red Flag. When we further lost out at the restart down to P14, we thought points were gone today, but Lando managed to overtake all cars up to a P5 finish in 30 laps. This is one we’ll remember for a long time.

Well done to the team at the factory, our colleagues at HPP and the team here at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez for not being discouraged after a difficult Saturday. Today’s results show the strength-in-depth and the resilience of McLaren. We’re heading to Brazil encouraged, looking for a competitive weekend in São Paulo.

McLaren Racing’s best pictures:

Lando Norris, McLaren MCL60, and Oscar Piastri, McLaren MCL60, practice their race start procedures at the end of FP3

Oscar Piastri, McLaren MCL60, leads Lando Norris, McLaren MCL60

Oscar Piastri, McLaren MCL60

Oscar Piastri, McLaren MCL60, in the pits during FP1

Oscar Piastri, McLaren MCL60

Lando Norris, McLaren MCL60, leads Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin AMR23, and Logan Sargeant, Williams FW45

Sunday’s Grand Prix at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez was a challenging but valuable experience for the Team; neither Lance nor Fernando could make their way into the top 10.

Having started 13th, Fernando pulled into the pits on Lap 47 of 71 because of damage picked up on the opening lap.

Set for a 13th-place finish from the pitlane – having started there due to changes we made in parc fermé – Lance was spun out late in the race. The damage forced him to retire the car on Lap 66.

Read what Fernando, Lance, and Team Principal Mike Krack said on Sunday.

Fernando Alonso

It was a difficult race and weekend for us. It seems we picked up some damage from debris on Lap 1 after the Turn One incidents, and we seemed to lose performance. We tried to fix this during the red flag, but it got worse after the restart, and so we had to eventually retire the car. It’s not been an easy triple header so far, but you learn more from the difficulties than you do during the successes. We have three more races left of this season at very different tracks, so we will go again in Brazil.

Lance Stroll

We had a slightly better car after making some set-up changes overnight, but we still don’t have the pace that we need to compete at the front of the grid. I had to retire due to contact with [Valtteri] Bottas between Turns 13 and 14. Our focus now shifts to Brazil and trying to maximise the final Sprint weekend of the year. I know everyone trackside and at the Campus is pushing hard to keep improving, and that’s all we can do right now.

Mike Krack, Team Principal:

We have not been competitive this weekend, and we did not give Lance and Fernando the car they needed to compete for points. We made changes to Lance’s car ahead of the race because our focus is on big-picture learning for 2024. Nobody in the team is happy with our current form, but we are a strong unit and will continue to work together to push for improvements. It is fair to say the circuit characteristics did not play to our strengths today, but we will work hard to be more competitive at Interlagos [Brazil] next weekend.

Aston Martin Cognizant F1 Team best pictures:

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Lance Stroll, Aston Martin AMR23

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Lance Stroll, Aston Martin F1 Team

Portrait, Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, GP2319a, F1, GP, Mexico
Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin F1 Team

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Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin AMR23, in the garage

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Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin F1 Team, with his engineer

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Aston Martin team members on the grid

BWT Alpine F1 Team picked up one point from the 2023 Formula 1 Mexican Grand Prix as Esteban Ocon recovered from the back of the pack to tenth place at the chequered flag at a raucous Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez. Pierre Gasly was in a race-long fight for the points, and he eventually finished in eleventh place.

The race was red-flagged on lap 34 for Kevin Magnussen’s heavy hit into the wall at Turn 8, allowing Esteban to change tyres for the first time in the race from Hards to Mediums, which he managed to the end of the race, clinically passing Nico Hülkenberg into Turn 1, five laps from the end to snatch the final point.

Pierre made a strong start to move up to ninth place at the beginning of the race, pitting on lap 28 for Hards, just before the Safety Car on lap 33 for Magnussen’s off, before that incident was upgraded to a red flag. After clean getaways from the second standing start of the day, both drivers looked to chase down the points-paying positions. Eventually, Esteban overtook Hülkenberg on lap 66 into Turn 1, Pierre doing the same into Turn 12, with the pair crossing the line in the tenth and eleventh.

The team looks ahead to next weekend’s final Sprint of the season at the São Paulo Grand Prix at Interlagos.

Esteban Ocon:

A tricky weekend has ended on a positive note with a hard-fought top-ten finish here in Mexico. On the post-race radio, I said, ‘Never give up,’ and today was about that. Well done to the team on a well-managed race where there was a lot happening from start to finish. We did not have a great start to begin, losing a few places, and I found myself running last for a while. It was a tough first half of the race, and we took a risk on strategy, and it paid off. The race restart was mega, where I gained a few places in the first couple of corners. From then on, we raced well and maximised our potential today with a tenth-place finish and a well-deserved point.

Pierre Gasly:

It was a tough afternoon for us today, and it’s always disappointing to miss out on scoring points. I think we maximised everything that we had in our hands, but, unfortunately, the timing of the Safety Car and Red Flag really cost us as we were well in the fight for at least ninth place after a good start and a decent first stint. I’m glad Kevin [Magnussen] is OK, as that looked like a heavy impact for that incident. There are things we need to improve as, clearly, we were lacking in a few areas today. I’m looking forward to rounding off the triple header in Brazil next weekend. It’s a Sprint, so more points are up for grabs, and it’s a place where I hold fond memories from my podium in 2019. I’m ready for it and targeting a much better performance.

Bruno Famin, Interim Team Principal:

It’s been a challenging weekend for the team in Mexico City as we come away with one point, which is probably in line with what we could have achieved. It has highlighted some key areas for us to improve as it was evident we found it tough to race and overtake cars in front. Operationally, it’s been a good weekend, and the whole team has shown togetherness and solid teamwork across the board. Next week we have the final Sprint of the season, and we target a much-improved performance from both cars.

Alpine F1 Team best pictures:

2023 Formula 1 Mexican Grand Prix

Logan Sargeant

Dave Robson, Head of Vehicle Performance

As we expected, this was a fascinating and tough race. All cars were managed to some degree, and we were able to run at a good pace with only minor management required. Both drivers pushed hard throughout, and each executed their own strategy very well, managing long stints on the tyres. Unfortunately, we had to retire Logan on the final lap. We had been nursing a fuel pump issue for much of the race, but on the final lap, we were unable to scavenge the fuel from the tank to the fuel rail, and so to avoid damaging the PU, we retired his car. This was a real shame for Logan as he had raced really well and got himself into a strong position. Overall, he backed up his race in Austin with another excellent and attacking drive today. Alex,

too, drove very well and maximised everything from the car. With perfect hindsight, we’d have stayed out under the Safety Car and waited for the red flag, however, the opportunity to get a cheap pit stop and guarantee track position over most of our rivals was too good to miss. Fortunately, Alex had an excellent launch at the restart and immediately got himself into a points-scoring position.
“It has been an interesting and topsy-turvy weekend. We didn’t expect to be strong here, and at times we surprised ourselves.
“After a difficult Qualifying session, we raced extremely well, with the whole team coming together brilliantly to deliver two strong race cars. We limited the damage in the Championship fight, and now we turn our attention to Brazil and the final Sprint event of the 2023 season.

Williams F1 Team best pictures:

Alexander Albon (THA) Williams Racing.
Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 20, Mexican Grand Prix, Friday 27th October 2023. Mexico City, Mexico.

Logan Sargeant (USA) Williams Racing.
Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 20, Mexican Grand Prix, Friday 27th October 2023. Mexico City, Mexico.

Alexander Albon (THA) Williams Racing.
Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 20, Mexican Grand Prix, Friday 27th October 2023. Mexico City, Mexico.

Logan Sargeant (USA) Williams Racing.
Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 20, Mexican Grand Prix, Saturday 28th October 2023. Mexico City, Mexico.

(L to R): Logan Sargeant (USA) Williams Racing with Alexander Albon (THA) Williams Racing.
Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 20, Mexican Grand Prix, Saturday 28th October 2023. Mexico City, Mexico.

Logan Sargeant (USA) Williams Racing.
Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 20, Mexican Grand Prix, Saturday 28th October 2023. Mexico City, Mexico.

Points were scored for Scuderia AlphaTauri at the 2023 Formula 1 Mexican Grand Prix, courtesy of Daniel Ricciardo.

Scuderia AlphaTauri’s Daniel Ricciardo finished seventh to cap an excellent weekend for the Australian following his qualifying fourth, while Japanese team-mate Yuki Tsunoda ended just outside the points in 12th place ahead of the Brazilian Grand Prix next weekend.

Daniel Ricciardo

There are a lot of emotions, and I’m definitely feeling better than good. Two starts on this track hold your breath because it’s such a long run until Turn 1, and anything can happen. The first start, we went into Turn 1 fourth and came out of it fourth as well, so I was happy. For the second start, I knew the Red Flag would hurt our race, but I’m happy to hear that Kevin (Magnussen) wasn’t injured after the big crash he had. Restarting on the hard compound, with others opting for the medium tyre and only losing one position, was close to the best scenario, and we did well. We tried to settle into our rhythm, where I had a little fight with Norris but then let him go. We thought if he could catch George (Russell), he’d bring him closer to us, and he did. On the last lap, we got close but didn’t quite make it. Regardless, to be fighting with a Mercedes at the end is exciting. Overall, it was a good weekend during which we gained six important points. Now let’s keep the ball rolling.

Yuki Tsunoda

Congratulations to the team and Daniel on the points. The car pace was as good as we expected, so it’s such a shame about the incident with Piastri. I’m happy with my stint on the hard compound, without which I wouldn’t have been P8. It was strong, and it showed the car was good. It’s hard to follow others, so later on, I felt the tyres were starting to struggle, and I wanted to overtake as soon as possible. Huge apologies for the incident that led me to fall to the back of the pack. This track suited our car well, and because of the slow-speed corners in Brazil, I hope we have the same potential and chances. I hope we can fight for the top 10 at the remaining races.

JONATHAN EDDOLLS – Chief Race Engineer

Overall, mixed emotions about the team. Starting with Daniel, he had an absolutely amazing drive this afternoon. He managed the tyres very well and did all we asked of him. The Red Flag didn’t come at the best time for him because all he had left was used tyre sets, but he put up a strong fight until the end. He did all he could to keep the cars behind, and if there would’ve been another lap, he would’ve gotten Russell, who was struggling on the medium tyres. It’s great to see and show that the car’s performance has been there. Obviously, it was more challenging for Yuki, starting towards the back of the grid, but he was making good progress. We had the Safety Car that came midway through the race. We took a bit of a gamble to stay out because we thought there would be a Red Flag, and it happened. Because of the Power Unit penalty, we had a surplus of new tyres, so he was in a perfect position to turn the day around, restarting on the hard compound. Unfortunately, he was a little eager in trying to pass Piastri. We were faster than them and would’ve gotten them by the end of the race, but Oscar and Yuki got together, and Yuki spun off. It’s fantastic for the team and everyone that the car is performing well. The teamwork has been very good this weekend, so it was nice to be rewarded with more points. A little bittersweet with the missed opportunity as well. With today’s result, we’re equal on points with Alfa Romeo, but ahead of them in the championship, and clearly, closing the gap to Williams ahead. The car is looking fast, and the updates are working, so we look ahead to close that gap over the coming races.

Scuderia AlphaTauri Team best pictures:

MEXICO CITY, MEXICO – OCTOBER 27: Daniel Ricciardo of Australia and Scuderia AlphaTauri prepares to drive in the garage during practice ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Mexico at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez on October 27, 2023 in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)

MEXICO CITY, MEXICO – OCTOBER 27: Scuderia AlphaTauri mechanics work in the Pitlane during practice ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Mexico at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez on October 27, 2023 in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)

MEXICO CITY, MEXICO – OCTOBER 28: Yuki Tsunoda of Japan driving the (22) Scuderia AlphaTauri AT04 on track during final practice ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Mexico at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez on October 28, 2023 in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images)

MEXICO CITY, MEXICO – OCTOBER 28: Scuderia AlphaTauri Team Principal Franz Tost celebrates in the garage during qualifying ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Mexico at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez on October 28, 2023 in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Rudy Carezzevoli/Getty Images)

MEXICO CITY, MEXICO – OCTOBER 28: Yuki Tsunoda of Japan and Scuderia AlphaTauri prepares to drive in the garage during qualifying ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Mexico at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez on October 28, 2023 in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Rudy Carezzevoli/Getty Images)

MEXICO CITY, MEXICO – OCTOBER 29: Daniel Ricciardo of Australia and Scuderia AlphaTauri looks on from inside the garage prior to the F1 Grand Prix of Mexico at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez on October 29, 2023 in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Rudy Carezzevoli/Getty Images)

MoneyGram Haas F1 Team finished with Nico Hulkenberg 13th, while Kevin Magnussen retired, at the Mexico City Grand Prix, Round 20 of the 2023 FIA Formula 1 World Championship, held Sunday at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez.

MoneyGram Haas F1 Team moved back to the tenth position in the Constructors’ Championship.

Kevin Magnussen

I crashed after having a rear left suspension failure. It happened in a bad place, and I hit the wall, so I got a knock on my hands, and they hurt a little bit, but they’re fine. We have to investigate a bit more what exactly happened as it just gave up. Before that, it was going okay, I was stuck in traffic for a long time and cooked my tires, but I don’t know if whatever caused the failure had an impact for a while beforehand.

Nico Hulkenberg

The tires just dropped away; doing 37 laps was always going to be a long stretch, and on the medium tire, it wasn’t possible for us. Unfortunately, we’d already used the hard compound as we were on a one-stop strategy, and we didn’t know the red flag was coming. The timing of the red flag was not ideal, and it hurt my race – but more importantly, Kevin is okay. I was hanging in there and annoying other people, I’m sure they got frustrated seeing my rear wing for so long, so that gave me some pleasure.

Guenther Steiner, Team Principal:

With Kevin, he had a suspension failure, so we need to dig into why that happened, but it seems to be heat-related – we need to check. It was a tough day again, but it’s not all negative. Nico was in a good position to get points, but then with the red flag, which we caused ourselves, we couldn’t keep the tires in the last stint. Our car can’t keep life in the tires as other cars. We could fight for almost the whole distance but almost isn’t good enough. Otherwise, it seems like the whole team performed well, and Nico drove fantastically to try and get something.

Haas F1 Team best pictures:

AUTODROMO HERMANOS RODRIGUEZ, MEXICO – OCTOBER 26: Oliver Bearman, Haas F1 Team during the Mexico City GP at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez on Thursday October 26, 2023 in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Andy Hone / LAT Images)

AUTODROMO HERMANOS RODRIGUEZ, MEXICO – OCTOBER 28: Kevin Magnussen, Haas F1 Team during the Mexico City GP at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez on Saturday October 28, 2023 in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Andy Hone / LAT Images)

AUTODROMO HERMANOS RODRIGUEZ, MEXICO – OCTOBER 28: Nico Hulkenberg, Haas VF-23 during the Mexico City GP at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez on Saturday October 28, 2023 in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Andy Hone / LAT Images)

AUTODROMO HERMANOS RODRIGUEZ, MEXICO – OCTOBER 29: Guenther Steiner, Team Principal, Haas F1 Team during the Mexico City GP at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez on Sunday October 29, 2023 in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Andy Hone / LAT Images)

AUTODROMO HERMANOS RODRIGUEZ, MEXICO – OCTOBER 29: Nico Hulkenberg, Haas VF-23, leads Pierre Gasly, Alpine A523 during the Mexico City GP at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez on Sunday October 29, 2023 in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Steven Tee / LAT Images)

Alfa Romeo Racing Stake

Alfa Romeo F1 Team Stake endured a frustrating Sunday afternoon in Mexico City as Zhou Guanyu and Valtteri Bottas, starting within the top ten on the grid, saw their quest for points nullified in the Mexican Grand Prix, finishing in 14th and 15th place, respectively.

Today’s result sees the team slip to ninth place in the constructors’ championship, with three races remaining to make a step forward in the standings as we keep fighting until the very end.

Valtteri Bottas (car number 77):

Today has been a tough one for the team overall, and luck wasn’t on our side either: the Safety Car came out just one lap after we pitted, which meant we lost a lot of ground as everyone else got to change tyres during the subsequent red flag. The race restart was fine at first, but then I got stuck in a train for pretty much the remaining laps, eventually ending up in a collision with Lance [Stroll] towards the end. Of course, it is disappointing to walk away with no points in the bag, especially as we had enjoyed quite a strong weekend until today. It has not been our day, but we still have three races to recover our position in the championship, starting from Brazil next week: we have been quite strong there in the past, so hopefully, we can turn our luck around and get back into the fight.

Zhou Guanyu (car number 24):

It was a frustrating day – our race was pretty much destroyed by the red flag. I was one of the first to stop and change to hard tyres, but at the restart, I was the one whose used hard tyres had the most laps in. Everyone else had either new mediums or new hards, and that was game over for us. I had a good restart, but it was impossible to hold the position: the difference in grip was too much, and I was a sitting duck for the rest of the race. It’s a shame as we had done a good job this weekend, and to leave with nothing is really disappointing.

Alessandro Alunni Bravi, Team Representative:

Races like today’s are difficult to process, especially taking into consideration the strong qualifying performance we showed yesterday. We started in a good position for a double-points finish and then lost ground throughout the race, eventually ending up outside the top ten. On top of that, Valtteri, unfortunately, suffered a brake temperature issue after the restart when a tear-off got stuck into his left rear brake duct, which didn’t allow him to get into the mix properly. Our qualifying pace improved this weekend, but our race pace is the area in which we need to make progress ahead of the next races, so to keep up the fight for our seasonal target. Although we have slipped back to ninth place in the standings, tied on points with AlphaTauri, no hope is lost: with three races to go, all of us trackside, our drivers, and the team back home in Hinwil are determined to give out all our best until the end to make a further leap forward and get back where we need to be.

Alfa Romeo F1 Team best pictures:

Alfa Romeo F1 Team on the grid.
Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 20, Mexican Grand Prix, Sunday 29th October 2023. Mexico City, Mexico.

Valtteri Bottas (FIN) Alfa Romeo F1 Team C43.
Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 20, Mexican Grand Prix, Sunday 29th October 2023. Mexico City, Mexico.

Valtteri Bottas (FIN) Alfa Romeo F1 Team on the grid.
Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 20, Mexican Grand Prix, Sunday 29th October 2023. Mexico City, Mexico.

Zhou Guanyu (CHN) Alfa Romeo F1 Team on the grid.
Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 20, Mexican Grand Prix, Sunday 29th October 2023. Mexico City, Mexico.

(L to R): Tiffany Cromwell (AUS) Professional Cyclist with her boyfriend Valtteri Bottas (FIN) Alfa Romeo F1 Team.
Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 20, Mexican Grand Prix, Sunday 29th October 2023. Mexico City, Mexico.

Valtteri Bottas (FIN) Alfa Romeo F1 Team C43.
Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 20, Mexican Grand Prix, Sunday 29th October 2023. Mexico City, Mexico.