Formula 1 arrives in Mexico, where the penultimate race of the season will be held. Although there is very little left for the championship to end, there are still several open fronts that will make for exciting battles on the track.
In Red Bull there is still a pending fight. In Japan Max Verstappen won his second World Cup and in United States Red Bull won the constructors’ championship again for the first time since 2013. However, ‘Checo’ Pérez looks to finish second.
The Mexican runs at home, which will be an extra motivation for him. Right now, Charles Leclerc is second with 267 points, for Pérez’s 265. Therefore, both drivers will have a very close battle that will probably go until the last race.
Carlos Sainz, to forget about Austin
Carlos Sainz he will seek to remove the bad taste in his mouth that was left in the United States. The Spaniard started from pole and could win, but a touch of George Russell in the first corner it caused damage to the radiator, making him abandon on the first lap.
It is because of that Lewis Hamilton has approached him in the classification and George Russell has moved away, although there are still races to change the situation. Hamilton is sixth with 198 points, Sainz has 202 and Russell 218.
The Alonso vs. Ocon fight is reactivated
Following the FIA’s decision to sanction Fernando Alonso with 30 seconds in Austinthe Spaniard lost his seventh place and He was 14 points away from Esteban Ocon.
But after the correction of the organism, Alonso has recovered that seventh place and has added those six points that were taken from him, making him now alone seven points from your partner.
On the other hand, the withdrawal of the penalty is also good news for Alpinewhich with the sanction, made McLaren He was only six points away. However, now the distance is 11 points.
Aston Martin, for sixth place
performance of Aston-Martin in the final stretch of the season it is being very good. The team of Fernando Alonso the next season has added 24 points in the last three races.
Sebastian Vettel was eighth in Singapore and the United States and sixth in Japan. For its part, Lance Stroll was sixth in Singapore. In addition, both drivers were in the last race in sixth and seventh place, but after the Alonso and Stroll accident, the Canadian dropped out. Also, Vettel he suffered a very slow pit stop which dropped him to eighth place.
With these good results, Aston Martin is just three points behind Alfa Romeo. It would be very important for the future that the British team achieved that sixth place, since that would translate into more income and in consequence, more improvements for the next season.
Hours and where to watch
On this occasion, we have again an unusual schedule. The classification will start at 10:00 p.m. on Saturday night in peninsular time in Spain, one hour less in the Canary Islands. As for television, it can be seen on ‘DAZN’, and on the website of the sixthwhere we will live it minute by minute.