Formula 1: Max Verstappen claimed a record-breaking 16th Formula 1 victory of 2023 as he won the Mexico City Grand Prix.
‘More fun fighting at the front’: The anatomy of Ricciardo’s mega Mexico — and what it means for his F1 futureOctober 31st, 2023 6:00 amJust days before arriving in Mexico City, Ricciardo had trundled to 15th at the United States Grand Prix, his first race back from a broken hand ending anonymously a lap down from the leaders.Watch every practice, qualifying and race of the 2023 FIA Formula One World Championship live and ad-break free in racing on Kayo Sports.
“Coming from Austin, we already started with a different set-up today … then we just chipped away at it. Ricciardo had a chance to play with the upgraded car in the simulator only, and in the United States he got only one hour of practice to reacclimatise to F1 before locking in his weekend set-up — reportedly effectively a ‘vanilla’ configuration sheet just to get him going.
Nailing that set-up counted for a lot in Mexico, where the thin air at altitude means grip is always low. Having a dependable car balance you can trust counts for much when you’re sliding through the fiddly corners. “Coming into the weekend I just couldn’t wait to get back in the car. I was as excited and hungry as I felt in a very long time, so I’m really happy to keep those emotions bottled in and use them well on track.”There’s always a random element to qualifying in Mexico. The altitude means track conditions are far more changeable than they are at sea level, and cars can fall in and out of its sweet spot rapidly.
The tyres are always threatening to spiral out of their temperature window as the car slides on the track in low-grip conditions. “Some people had different tyres for the restart. We were probably a little hindered to maybe some cars with the medium.” “I think we still did well to grab the top seven,” he said. “Sixth would have been even nicer, but to fight a Mercedes at the end of the race — being big picture — we have to be very happy.“I’m happy with the weekend, and we’ll try to keep this thing rolling.”
Earlier in the year, when the Australian’s comeback plan was still coming to fruition, Horner insisted Ricciardo would be considered for the senior team only in 2025, once Pérez’s two-year deal had expired at the end of next season.
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