octobre 2025

Bottas drives Mercedes W16 on 2026 Pirelli tyres in Mexico

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Valtteri Bottas completed 112 laps in a Mercedes W16 fitted with 2026-spec Pirelli tyres at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, logging 693 km alongside team-mate Frederik Vesti. Stake Sauber’s Gabriel Bortoleto added 585 km on Tuesday, giving Pirelli 1 278 km of crucial data before the December 9 Abu Dhabi collective test that will lock in the narrower front and rear slick dimensions for the new-regulation era.

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Alonso Blasts FIA: « Turns a Blind Eye » to Mexico Violations

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Fernando Alonso erupted in frustration after multiple drivers cut turn one without penalty at Mexico City, costing him race positions. The two-time world champion launched a scathing critique of the FIA for systematically ignoring track limit violations that fundamentally altered the race.

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Hamilton Receives 10-Second Penalty After Corner-Cutting Incident in Mexico City Grand Prix

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A controversial 10-second penalty for cutting Turn 4 cost Lewis Hamilton a podium at the Mexico City Grand Prix, dropping him from third to eighth. While Hamilton admitted to running wide, he and Ferrari questioned why Max Verstappen’s similar corner-cutting went unpunished—highlighting growing concerns over inconsistent stewarding in Formula 1.

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THE IMPOSSIBLE TASK OF BEING VERSTAPPEN’S TEAMMATE AT RED BULL

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“No driver could survive there,” says Sergio Pérez in an unfiltered testimony about his time alongside Max Verstappen at Red Bull. The former teammate of the four-time world champion describes a deeply unbalanced environment where the second driver is systematically relegated to a supporting role. “Even Lewis Hamilton or Charles Leclerc would struggle,” he insists, emphasizing that Red Bull’s entire structure is optimized around Verstappen—at the expense of sporting fairness. For Pérez, lasting four years alongside him wasn’t just success; it was an act of “survival.”

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