News Details

McLaren’s Mexico malaise a ‘big surprise’ – Carlos Sainz Jr.

Carlos Sainz Jr. labelled McLaren’s Mexican Grand Prix slump “a big surprise” as he suffered his worst race since China, with the team failing to score. Sainz Jr. and Lando Norris secured the fourth row of the grid and leapt up to fourth and sixth respectively on a scrappy opening lap. But after switching to the Hard tyres Sainz Jr. struggled for performance and ultimately regressed, coming home 13th after a second stop for Mediums. “It was a big surprise as we’ve been very strong all weekend and we have been very, very, very on it all the way,” he said. “We had a chance [at the start] that we got to fight with the top guys, and we did it....
Full Story »
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Carlos Sainz 'very disappointed' after disastrous...

McLaren were on for a good result after the opening 10 laps, but it soon...
5y ago from GPBlog.com

McLaren's Sainz at a loss to explain dismal hard tyre...

Carlos Sainz was bewildered by the dismal lack of grip of his McLaren...
5y ago from F1i.com

Watch: McLaren mechanics PUSH Lando Norris up the pits...

Lando Norris was given the hard tyres, but the front-left tyre wasn't put...
5y ago from GPBlog.com

Norris looking for solid points after P8 qualifying

Lando Norris was delighted with his qualifying in Mexico as he will line...
5y ago from GPBlog.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Fabio Quartararo fastest in MotoGP Sepang shakedown...

Yamaha rider Fabio Quatararo topped the time sheets in the MotoGP...
18h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Honda exhibits 2025 MotoGP livery

Honda Racing Corporation is the latest team to exhibit its 2025 MotoGP...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Penske President Tim Cindric to reduce leadership role

Team Penske announced on Friday afternoon that long-time President Tim...

PREMA completes first on-track IndyCar test session

PREMA Racing conducted its first on-track test session in IndyCar earlier...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Sources: Liverpool have 'serious interest' in £80m...

Whether Virgil van Dijk stays at Liverpool or not beyond the end of this...
46m ago from CaughtOffside.com

Deadline day: Arsenal need a striker - who could Mikel...

Sports Mole looks at possible striker targets Arsenal could make a move...
46m ago from SportsMole.co.uk

Man United transfer latest: Who could Ruben Amorim's...

Sports Mole takes a close look at who Manchester United could sign and...
16m ago from SportsMole.co.uk

Arsenal 5-1 Man City: Gunners stay humble to dismantle...

Match report – Player ratings – Arteta reaction – Video...
36m ago from Arseblog.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.