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2022 Formula 1 Mexico City GP
Oct 28, 2022 to Oct 30, 2022
| Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, MX
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Formula 1 Mexico City GP
F1 Mexican GP Live Commentary and Updates - Race day
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05:07:26 pm
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Zhou's backing up and slipstreaming on Ocon doesn't quite work out for Bottas, as the pair overtake the Chinese driver but his team-mate cannot try an audacious double overtake.
05:06:14 pm
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Zhou, still yet to pit in this race, is backing Ocon up and into his Alfa Romeo team-mate Bottas. Ahead of them Ricciardo pits from seventh and comes out in 13th.
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05:04:46 pm
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Stroll is the first of the two-stoppers to pit again, taking on fresh softs, and he comes out in 18th place.
05:03:18 pm
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Simultaneous complaints from the Mercedes duo about the hard tyre. Lap time-wise, they're kind of holding their own, but Merc is pinning hopes on the end of the race.
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05:02:36 pm
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Elsewhere, Gasly has pitted and served his penalty which puts him down to 16th place.
05:01:19 pm
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In fact, Ocon passes Bottas around the outside into Turn 1 to take 10th place. That's smart work by the French driver.
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05:00:31 pm
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Alonso does pit a lap later than Bottas, also taking on fresh hards, and comes out in front of Zhou and Bottas.
05:00:29 pm
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Sainz just grabbed the inside line for Turn 4, and eased his way past Alonso. Leclerc now gets up to sixth as Alonso pits for the hard tyre.
04:59:30 pm
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It's lap 41 and it's still Verstappen, Hamilton, Perez and Russell. Verstappen is extending his lead, as is tradition. Sainz, however, passes Alonso for fifth.
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04:59:27 pm
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Bottas pits for hards to take him to the end of the race, will Alonso respond to defend his position?
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04:58:28 pm
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Vettel finally pits at the end of lap 39, ditching those softs he cared for so much for fresh mediums and comes out in 16th place.
04:57:32 pm
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Moments later Sainz does the same to Bottas at Turn 1 to take sixth place back.
04:56:57 pm
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Ocon, who has stopped today, overtakes Gasly into Turn 1, who hasn't stopped yet, for 12th place.
04:56:36 pm
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"This tyre is not as good as the medium," Hamilton reports. Mercedes reports back that the medium had some drop-off, so it's something for them to cling to.
04:55:24 pm
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Verstappen is extending his lead now, as Perez is closing in on Hamilton. At this stage, the hard tyres aren't looking ideal.
04:54:57 pm
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Vettel's doing a bit of tyre whispering, still on the softs that he started the race on 37 laps ago. That's some serious tyre life extracting from the Aston Martin.
04:52:49 pm
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The net top six has all stopped, then, but Alonso and Bottas are yet to pit so currently occupy fifth and sixth. Sainz and Leclerc aren't far behind, however.
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04:51:37 pm
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Russell gets to the end of lap 35, but calls his aspirations of a long stint on the mediums to a close. He claims the hard compound, and comes back out in fourth behind Perez.
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04:50:45 pm
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Ocon pits, getting rid of his mediums for fresh hards, and comes out in 13th place, still ahead of Norris who pitted earlier.
04:49:50 pm
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Hamilton's keeping to Verstappen's pace so far, while Perez is closing in on Hamilton slightly. Tyre offset between the Mercedes and the Red Bulls, but the former is holding its own.
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04:48:35 pm
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As the Ferrari pair make their way through the midfield traffic, Norris pits to take on hards and comes out in 15th place. Now a lot of drivers are targeting a one-stop race.
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04:47:29 pm
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Russell leads, and asked to extend his stint a couple of laps ago. "We need to go very long to make that work" replies Riccardo Musconi, as Russell asks for softs at the end.
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04:46:07 pm
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Tsunoda also pits, coming out in 16th, as the first of that midfield train to take on fresh tyres.
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04:45:58 pm
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Sainz also pitted, but there's a slight delay in getting the front right on. He's out on mediums.
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04:45:03 pm
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Hamilton pits, and he takes on the hard tyre in reaction to Perez's pace. That'll take him to the end.
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04:43:20 pm
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"Still having cuts in my engine," Hamilton also reports. His trainer Angela Cullen has her fingers crossed as her driver currently leads.
04:43:06 pm
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Alonso continues to lead the 'class B' fight in seventh place, 2.4s ahead of Bottas. The whole gang down to Ricciardo in 12th are all split by a couple of seconds.
04:42:11 pm
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"The shifts are ****** again!" Verstappen complains. As we're on the late shift for a second weekend in a row, we agree.
04:41:21 pm
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But Perez duly clears Leclerc down the straight at the start of lap 27, cheered on vociferously by the Mexican crowd.
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04:40:23 pm
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Perez does a 1m21.995s on his first lap with fresh boots, but he's not finding it easy to clear Leclerc.
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04:39:49 pm
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"Target plus six," Hamilton is told. Mercedes is expecting to go longer on this stint.
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04:39:39 pm
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Schumacher also pits, taking on some mediums and comes out in 19th place.
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04:39:17 pm
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Verstappen duly pits, releasing Hamilton. Swift stop for Verstappen, and he's got the mediums - and comes out ahead of Carlos Sainz.
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04:38:20 pm
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"My tyres are okay," Hamilton reports. "My left front is dead," Verstappen says. What is this?
04:37:52 pm
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Latifi is the next to pit, switching on to the hards, so is he going for a bold one-stopper? The Williams driver comes out in last place behind Stroll.
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04:36:31 pm
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Perez pits from third place at the end of lap 23, grabbing the medium compound - but it's about twice the length of time it needed to be. He comes out behind the Ferraris.
04:35:39 pm
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Our colleagues have pointed out that assuming Gasly gets the customary two penalty points with his five-second penalty it puts him on 11 in total - one away from a one-race ban. His next points don't come off until late May 2023!
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04:34:40 pm
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"Tyres start to struggle now in low speed," Verstappen reports. The time gap between the front two is still pretty static.
04:32:51 pm
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"Clear loss of pace from Verstappen, won't be long until they stop," Russell is told.
04:30:55 pm
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Hamilton has stabilised the gap out front to 2.3s, while Russell is closing in on Perez now. This might be the point where the mediums have more about them.
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By: autosport.com
Published: Oct 30, 2022, 9:07 PM
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