Max Verstappen thinks Lando Norris, Oscar Piastri and McLaren’s Lando Norris will be able to overhaul them now. “tough” after “struggling” Mexico: Third place in the Mexico City Grand Prix.Verstappen’s journey to his sixth consecutive podium was a rollercoaster ride, after he cut the first turn and collided with Lewis Hamilton.
Verstappen was confident after his victory in Austin but less so after Mexico.The four-time champion said, “I lost 10 to Lando. As I said before the race weekend, everything has to be perfect for me to win.”
“And this weekend did not go perfectly.” That’s what you said. I’m not sure it’s possible, but we’ll see what else we can do.
“I’m sure we won’t have another weekend like this, but it shows that we aren’t always quick.” We need to be able to grasp that, I believe.
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Red Bull took a modified floor version of its Monza upgrade to Mexico, which helped them reach an agreement with McLaren. However, it’s unclear if it worked, as Verstappen had trouble with the car balance throughout the weekend.
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Watch the full video of Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen’s collision, which resulted in a 10-second fine for the Ferrari driver.
Laurent Mekies, team principal, said: “We weren’t in the same strong position in Mexico as we were in the previous races. No obvious reason is given.I think that the obvious reason is, as we’ve heard on radios several times, we couldn’t give Max a vehicle he can push as much as he does normally.This has probably slowed down our progress, and I believe we are aware of what we still have on the table.Would that be enough to beat Lando this week? I’m not sure. They deserve credit. They were very, very quick. He was untouchable over the weekend. “I would lie to tell you that we could beat Lando in Mexico.”
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Mexico Highlights City Grand Prix
Mekies: Red Bull’s approach will not changeRed Bull is expected to introduce minor updates in November, prior to the season-ending race in Abu Dhabi, on December 7. Verstappen won the Sao Paulo race in 2016, after coming from 17th to first in the rain. Mekies: Red Bull will not change approachRed Bull are expected to bring more minor updates to the car in November prior to the season finale in Abu Dhabi on December 7. The next race in Sao Paulo is a track Verstappen has enjoyed plenty of success at, having come through the field from 17th in the rain last year to win.
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Lando Norris holds the Ferrari pair off as teammate Oscar Piastri falls places and Max Verstappen goes wide at the Mexico Grand Prix
He said: “We won’t change our approach.” Five races ago, we didn’t look at the championships. We did not look at the championships prior to Austin. We did not look after Austin.”We look at the fact that, yes, we didn’t feel 100% capable of driving this weekend. This is where we will focus.The focus will be on what we would do if we returned here. What can Brazil teach us? It is the result of everything else, including our championship standing.”It does not change anything to us, whether it is close or far. As a team we still want to extract as much as possible and know that everything is there to win. In Mexico, this was not true.Sky Sports F1 broadcasts “Formula 1’s thrilling title race continues in Brazil, with a Sprint weekends at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix from November 7-9. Sky Sports NOW is a streaming service that allows you to watch Sky Sports without a contract. You can cancel at any time.
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