2024 Mexico City Grand Prix - [RACE] discussion thread 🏎️ - eviltoast

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

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  • PunchingWood@lemmy.world
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    18 days ago

    At least Perez made it past the first corner straight this time.

    Aaaand he picked up a penalty already. This man…

    • LCP@lemmy.world
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      18 days ago

      Perez was wayyy off his grid position.

      The interaction between Perez and his race engineer was comical.

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        18 days ago

        Apparently he had a false start and got a penalty for it.

        I’m guessing he can pull out far enough for it not to be an issue at the end of the race, but man, this guy is not blessed in Mexico.

        • Microw@lemm.ee
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          18 days ago

          Seems to be a stop and go penalty, if that is the case he would need to serve it when pitting