2019 Formula One Mexican Grand Prix

[Paul Jeffrey]

Welcome to the central discussion thread for the 2019 Formula One Mexican Grand Prix.

As the current Formula One season draws to a conclusion, the class of 2019 head to the vibrant Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez circuit for the fifth running of the freshly reinstated Mexican Grand Prix.

Historically a happy hunting ground for Red Bull in recent years, can Max Verstappen complete the hat-trick of race victories this weekend, or will a revitalised Ferrari finally manage to pull everything together on race day to snatch an important victory for the Italian team?

With only Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas left in the title race heading into the final four flyaway events of the year, much of the championship points action will be focused on the increasingly fraught fight for third position, with Leclerc, Verstappen and Vettel covered by just 11 points heading into this weekends action.

Likely to be held in warm conditions until potential rainfall on on Sunday, hopefully the 2019 Mexican Grand Prix can produce another enjoyable weekend of Formula One action.

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[aantonioo]

F*ck yeah I can finally watch an F1 race live, for free and legal
Best weekend ever

 

[NDG]

I've been the worst at voting whom I want to win. So I'm voting Lewis Hamilton! Go Max and Alex!

 

[Sasha Jednak]

I've been the worst at voting whom I want to win. So I'm voting Lewis Hamilton! Go Max and Alex!

That's probably why I was very good at predicting, always putting the one I don't think will win.

 

[Thang Nguyen]

Too hard to decide which McLaren driver will star, so I chose Checo.

 

[muzikant]

 

[snyperal]

I voted Lewis but i think it'll be a crazy rainy race.

 

[bgil66]

Who the F has espn u and espn news????? terrible deal can’t even watch

 

[NDG]

Who the F has espn u and espn news????? terrible deal can’t even watch

Google MY GOOD STREAM F1 on times when races are live...

 

[Nick Hill]

Me watching race on Sunday:

 

[farjam]

Last year pole:
1:14.759
This year Pole
1:14.758

lol
the lap validated at last?

 

[Lesley Buurlage]

boy am i nervous about this one, 2nd pole for max but that has proven to be tricky at the start. also improvement under yellow... Robert Doornbos said on dutch TV that normally that only would be deletion of the lap time which would still give him pole but with penalties nowadays i'm really not sure if that will be the only thing

 

[NDG]

boy am i nervous about this one, 2nd pole for max but that has proven to be tricky at the start. also improvement under yellow... Robert Doornbos said on dutch TV that normally that only would be deletion of the lap time which would still give him pole but with penalties nowadays i'm really not sure if that will be the only thing

Max's wins this year so far came from bad starts... Pole is irrelevant if the topic is Max.

Geez I was cheering for Carlos Sainz after FP3. Gutted for Renault, disgusted with Bottas. No one left to cheer for. Go Max and Alex... Not changing my cards! I don't like to see any Ferrari wins now and I don't know why.

 

[paracletus]

Well done verstappen.

 

[BrainsBush]

Good quali. Bottas luckily ok after that hard side impact against the concrete wall.

Max P1 (and no further action wrt yellow flag "situation")

 

[gamer19]

Maybe we'll get another pole man after all.

https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/verstappen-summoned-stewards-mexico-qualifying/4587384/
https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/verstappen-bottas-qualifying-mexico-lift/4587364/

 

[Qazdar Karim]

Unfair decision.

 

[Deleted member 113561]

Unfair decision.

Nope, ignoring yellow flags completely = deserved grip penalty. Deal with it.
Imagine Verstappen would have lost it into Bottas/Marshalls ... the rule is there for safety reasons.

Edit: Quote refers to Verstappen getting a 3 place grid penalty for not lifting at all during a yellow flag (caused by Bottas crash) in the last corner during Q3.

 

[Lesley Buurlage]

deserved penalty, he didn't need to do it but did it after all so he has to deal with it. oh well, more people to overtake tomorrow as he'll probably do what he has done the last 2 years, pass the front, drive off and win in dominant fashion. mexico will remain maxico

 

[OZ67]

F1 Poles" ?