Fernando Alonso has made it clear he is annoyed with claims that he could switch to Red Bull from Aston Martin. Stories that he could replace Sergio Perez emerged in the wake of last weekend’s Mexico City Grand Prix. Alonso said he was “not enjoying” it, and dismissed the idea as “the normal paddock rumours from people who try to make fun of it and gain some followers”.
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Red Bull’s Max Verstappen took a dominant victory in the Mexico City Grand Prix to break his own record for wins in a single Formula 1 season. Set up by passing the front-row Ferraris at the start, Verstappen’s victory was his 16th in 2023 in what is becoming one of the most dominant seasons in history.
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Charles Leclerc led Carlos Sainz to a surprising Ferrari one-two in qualifying for the Mexico City Grand Prix. The Scuderia’s pace came out of nowhere as Leclerc pipped Sainz by 0.067 seconds while Red Bull’s Max Verstappen was 0.097secs off the lead in third. Daniel Ricciardo added to the unexpected feel of the grid with a superb fourth place for Alpha Tauri.
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Lewis Hamilton lost his second-place finish at the United States Grand Prix after being disqualified when his Mercedes failed a physical floor and plank wear inspection after Sunday’s race. Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc was found guilty of the same offence, and also disqualified from his sixth-place finish.
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Max Verstappen climbed up from sixth on the grid to win the US Grand Prix after a close battle with McLaren’s Lando Norris and the Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton. Verstappen was measured, slowly picking off the cars in front of him and then managing his pace to take a 14th victory of his record-breaking season.
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