2024 Mexico City Grand Prix - [QUALIFYING] discussion thread ⏱️

ROUND 20: 🇲🇽 Mexico

FORMULA 1 GRAN PREMIO DE LA CIUDAD DE MÉXICO 2024

Circuit stats

Circuit name: Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez
First Grand Prix: 1963
Number of laps: 71
Circuit Length: 4.304 km
Race Distance: 305.354 km
Lap record: 1:17.774 Valtteri Bottas (2021)
2023 winner: Max Verstappen

Track Map

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Bonkers lap by Sainz. Verstappen's lap deleted for track limits.

Spicy qualifying so far.
- Yeah where has that ferrari pace come from¿? The 'pole contenders' are 6th and 10th
- I'll be a little surprised if that time is beaten, but Lando might have a little something, let's see..
Both Yuki and Lawson were up by about a tenth so both could have made it had they nailed S3. Shame
Piastri out in 16th, wow. Bottas makes it into Q2.

Kmag's been having some strong quali laps recently.
Tsunoda nooooo

Affected Lawson's lap as well.
Cannot believe sainz will be in a fucking Williams next year.
Wurz quite disappointed on commentary right now that Tsunoda is driving on the moped without helmet lol
- Lmao
Impressive lap by Sainz. Even Verstappen showed up when the pressure was on. Considering the pace shown throughout the weekend, it seems Lando has underperformed.
Ferrari probably already rubbing their hands given that both of their rival teams have lost one driver in Q1
Sainz pole! Wonder if he'll be able to hold onto the lead and win tomorrow.

Gasly with a pretty good P8. Please don't screw up the strategy tomorrow, Alpine..
- My guess is he'll be #1 after first corner, because VER will only focus on cutting off NOR. VER is not out to win races anymore, he just needs to be in front of NOR to win the WDC.
  
  He doesn't even have to be in front of Norris, just near by.
Where did that come from¿?
Sainz on fire!
Perez just really can't handle the pressure can he?

Hopefully he'll at least make it past corner 1 this race.
- Maybe he will go bowling like Bottas in 2021
  
  I was thinking about that while I was posting it lol
  
  He'll probably end up grabbing a point or two, but I feel for the Perez fans that came to this race.
Mexican crowd: Checo! Checo! Chec…oh.

Terrible session and so unlike Piastri.
Perez says he has the same problem as in Singapore and Austin.. couldn't use the brakes aggressively
Some old story now with Perez, Redbull should have replaced him months ago...
Interesting.. British media is saying that the drivers guidelines (on things like how to act in situations like Max/Lando last weekend) will get altered and if the GDPA approves those changes might go into force before Qatar.

But Wurz just said on Austrian TV that from GDPA perspective those changes will be for next season and even if GDPA approves, FIA approvement won't happen for the remaining races of this season.
So who's making it to q3 from the midfield¿?

Tsunoda, Albon, KMag and Gasly¿?
- I really wonder whats going on with Gasly recently. Have Alpine taken all investments away from Ocon and are focussing on him? Or why does he seem so much better currently?
  
  Gassy is receiving the updates before ocon but that alone can't explain this massive difference. I think Ocon has checked out mentally.
Not even the support of the home race crowd could get Perez out of Q1.
- Can someone euthanize Checo's career pls
I see there being a red flag to end the session. The times are ridiculously close and I can see somebody bin it pushing to the limit and going over it

Edit : I was very wrong

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