MEXICAN GP

25-27 October 2019 Mexico City

THE MAIN EVENT

In August the organisers of the Mexican Grand Prix confirmed the race would continue for another three years until 2022. The announcement was welcomed by both fans and F1 personnel since this race is one of the highlights on the calendar, and the promoters have been awarded ‘best event of the year’ by the FIA for the past four seasons.

Since Mexican driver Sergio Pérez has extended his deal with Racing Point, high spectator numbers are guaranteed, thanks to the passionate support of the locals.

Situated 7,500 feet above sea level, the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez is F1’s highest circuit, 5,000 feet higher than Brazil’s Interlagos. The thin air militates against the intended effects of the car’s aerodynamics, so teams run high-downforce setups to compensate.

2018 RACE RECAP

After his disappointment in missing out on pole to his Red Bull team-mate Daniel Ricciardo, Max Verstappen made amends on race day. At the start, Verstappen had a better launch off the grid than Ricciardo and took the lead into Turn 1. Max looked in command for much of the afternoon and comfortably took the fifth win of his career ahead of the Ferraris. Mercedes, struggling with tyre graining, didn’t have the pace to match its main opposition. But fourth place for Lewis Hamilton was enough to secure the British driver his fifth drivers’ world championship.

KEY CORNER: TURN 3 It’s important to get the last part of the ‘S’ bend right as the second DRS zone is located on the following straight.

RACE DATA Venue Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez First GP 1963 Number of laps 71 Circuit length 2.674 miles Longest straight 0.816 miles Elevation change 9.186 feet Race distance 189.737 miles Lap record 1m 18.741s Valtteri Bottas (2018) F1 races held 19 Winners from pole 9 Pirelli compounds C2, C3, C4

CAR PERFORMANCE

Downforce level High Cooling requirement High Fuel consumption 1.49kg/lap Full throttle 47% Top speed 227mph Average speed 115.598mph

TIMETABLE (UK TIME)

Friday 25 October Practice 1 16:00-17:30 Practice 2 20:00-21:30 Saturday 26 October Practice 3 16:00-17:00 Qualifying 19:00-20:00 Sunday 27 October Race 19:10 Live coverage Sky Sports F1 Highlights Channel 4