With five appointments to go to the Formula 1 World Championship, Max Verstappen faces the Mexican GP with a 12-point lead over Lewis Hamilton. The race, which will take place at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City on Sunday , November 7 , can be followed from 8:00 p.m. and can be seen live online and on TV.
Max extends his lead on Lewis by 1⃣2⃣ points..
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More than individual interests, Carlos Sainz and Fernando Alonso will seek to score as many points as possible at the Mexican GP to favor their teams for the Constructors’ World Cup. As far as Ferrari is concerned, it must cut 3.5 points from McLaren , which is in third place in the standings. Fifth is Alpine, although only 10 points ahead of AlphaTauri , which has been faster in recent races.
Mercedes hold strong in the Constructors’ battle 💪
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The third title at stake is the Overtake Award, which has become a heads up between Sebastian Vettel and Fernando Alonso. Despite the fact that the Asturian could not finish in Austin, he hopes to be able to threaten Vettel’s leadership at the Mexican GP , which he has only two overtakes behind. Carlos Sainz, for his part, remains on the lookout, seven overtakes from the German and five from Alonso .
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Alonso in a different position for the Mexican GP
At the press conference prior to the Mexican GP, Fernando Alonso declared: “ The four times I raced were not in the best conditions , we used it to change the engine with McLaren twice and another year I think I didn’t even go out, because I had to to retire when I was going to the grid after changing the engine on Sunday morning.
“ Now we are in a very different position . If we can compete and race, points are the goal . In Austin, without being competitive and starting last, we were fighting for tenth place ”, added the Spaniard.
Alonso does not regret his split
After leaving Austin, the Spanish driver conveyed his discomfort after being overtaken by both Kimi Raikkonen and Antonio Giovinazzi. This is something that the FIA will try to clarify in a meeting prior to the Mexican GP .
Questioned in this regard, Fernando Alonso was inflexible: “ I don’t change anything I said on the radio , I think the same, that you have to return your position if you go out and if we bring this issue to the drivers meeting, I will say the same. . I insist that you cannot touch the ball with your hands in the area and the rules are not discussed in each game, it is always a penalty ”.
” I am open to what they want to say in the meeting , but it is not what I want to happen since there are many other things that should be discussed, but come on, we all try to make this sport as fair as possible and sometimes problems They come from the very nature of the circuit, it’s not frustration, it’s just putting a great show on TV ”, he concluded.
Schedules of the Mexican GP of Formula 1
Friday, November 5:
Free training 1: 6.30pm – 7.30pm.
Free practice 2: 10pm – 11pm.
Saturday, November 6:
Free practice 3: 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Classification: 9:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Sunday, November 7:
Race: 20.00 hours (71 laps).
Where to watch the 2021 Mexican GP on TV?
The 2021 Formula 1 Mexican GP can be seen on television through DAZN and on the DAZN F1 channel that has enabled the platform in Movistar so that customers who are not subscribed to it can continue enjoying the races. In addition, you can follow the Mexican Grand Prix with live commentary through the OKDIARIO website.
