The 2024 Formula 1 season is turning on its head, and how. It’s almost as though we don’t want this season to end. Red Bull Racing was the fastest in the first third of the season, McLaren followed in the second third. Could Ferrari be the fastest in the last third of the season? It might just be so, and if it is so, how high can Ferrari and their drivers finish in the World Championship? Ferrari has overtaken Red Bull Racing for second place in the Constructors’ Championship. Can Ferrari catch McLaren?
Carlos Sainz dominated in Mexico, maybe literally for the first time in his Formula 1 career. He was untouchable in Qualifying, and then in the Race. But did Max Verstappen cost Lando Norris a fair shot at victory by messing it up early race? Were Verstappen’s time penalties justified? We hope the penalties in Mexico weren’t a hangover of the penalties Verstappen didn’t get in the previous races! And of course, Charles Leclerc honestly admitted why he couldn’t match Sainz throughout the weekend in Mexico City. Btw, a great “catch” by Leclerc while Norris chased him down for second place on the podium.
In this episode of the Inside Line F1 Podcast, Soumil Arora, @f1statsguru and Kunal Shah review the 2024 Mexico City Grand Prix. Haas’ double points score, the time penalties for Red Bull Racing drivers, Liam Lawson vs. Sergio Perez + Lawson’s “finger” salute, Pato O’ward’s random IndyCar vs. F1 reference and more. Absolutely love how Zak Brown photobombed Ferrari’s post-race celebrations photo, and Sainz returned the favour.
Tune in!
(Season 2024, Episode 54)
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