2022 Mexican Grand Prix - Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Oct 28 - 30

[Sofa King]

Let’s hope the politics in Brazil doesn’t impact the race in two weeks

[chrisc90]

I bet its going to be a quiet post-race for Sky...giving they only have Toto to interview.

Lucky for RBR they have their own sponsorship, any of the other teams would have to answer to sponsors for lost airtime

I dont think the RB sponsors will be unhappy after this season.

Im not sure what the procedures/rules are for not answering any interviews from certain publications. Doubt its a issue though providing the driver is there in the compound.

[chrisc90]

Did I see Kelly with Penelope and Checo's son watching from below the podium?

[InsaneX_Badger]

I bet its going to be a quiet post-race for Sky...giving they only have Toto to interview.

Lucky for RBR they have their own sponsorship, any of the other teams would have to answer to sponsors for lost airtime

I dont think the RB sponsors will be unhappy after this season.

Im not sure what the procedures/rules are for not answering any interviews from certain publications. Doubt its a issue though providing the driver is there in the compound.

Was about to say I think seeing their logo on the top step the most in F1 history more than makes up for it

[Sieper]

Well, getting that pole was super important for the win, I had thought turn 1 would be drama but it wasn’t, for once. That first stint was really great, on slightly used reds, that pace. When Lewis went on the whites and I saw the rear traction issues out of turn 3 I knew it was in the bag. 14 wins, wow.

[Hammerfist]

I think Mercs update is overshadowed by the altitude talk. I expect they will challenge for pole in Brazil and AbuDhabi.

Congrats to all!

Nah... it will be back to business as usual. At Abu Dhabi they'll probably be a second off of pole. They keep missing out on golden opportunities and this is the last one they'll get this year imo. Why wouldn't they split the strategies at the start? They always get outfoxed by RBR, which is quite of embarrassing. Listening to the engineers plead to Lewis that the medium tire will eventually fall off and then seeing that it was definitely not going to happen. I mean come on. How can they be so ignorant about the tires this late in the season? It's not like it's the first time either, they've been burned by the hard tire before, in fact at the very fist race so you would think they'd learned their lesson. This car could have won today with a better tire strategy.

Everyone is making life too easy for RBR. Terrible performance by Ferrari and Merc this year. They will have to make sure that improves next year otherwise Max will win with an even bigger margin.

[popovic94]

Problem for any kind of different strategy for mercedes, was that when Perez stoped, first or second lap after pit he was almost 2s faster than Hamilton, and lap or two later Hamilton would be behind Perez, and with kind of deg that we saw, and top speed deficit, Hamilton would never go by Perez, he would finish third. What is stupid for me is that they didnt try something different with Russel, it was obvious he would finish 4th.

[chrisc90]

Well, getting that pole was super important for the win, I had thought turn 1 would be drama but it wasn’t, for once. That first stint was really great, on slightly used reds, that pace. When Lewis went on the whites and I saw the rear traction issues out of turn 3 I knew it was in the bag. 14 wins, wow.

Not much can stop Max. By far the best driver on the grid by a decent margin.

[Tvetovnato]

I think Mercs update is overshadowed by the altitude talk. I expect they will challenge for pole in Brazil and AbuDhabi.

Congrats to all!

In Brazil they will be a bit further off than here, and even further off in Abu Dhabi given the drag penalty that will be back again on those long straights at sea level. And speaking of drag, the unraceable RB will be untouchable on both tracks. Bring on 2023 so we can end this borefest.

[AR3-GP]

It boggles the mind what Merc strategy team was thinking.

The winning strategy in 2021 was C4 and C3. The winning strategy in 2022 was C4 and C3. There was never any tire wear concern last year or this year. Cars were even harder on the tire last year with the higher speeds.

Why was Merc on the C2???

[chrisc90]

I think Mercs update is overshadowed by the altitude talk. I expect they will challenge for pole in Brazil and AbuDhabi.

Congrats to all!

In Brazil they will be a bit further off than here, and even further off in Abu Dhabi given the drag penalty that will be back again on those long straights at sea level. And speaking of drag, the unraceable RB will be untouchable on both tracks. Bring on 2023 so we can end this borefest.

Thats if 2023 levels the playing field. I still think it will be advantage those cars that can run higher at the rear.

[cplchanb]

honestly nobody went into the race thinking med would last that long with good lap times. everyone thought it was checkmate by merc but somehow the med just kept on going. its a 20/20 hindisght always but credit where its due, the risk paid off.

[Ben1980]

Well, getting that pole was super important for the win, I had thought turn 1 would be drama but it wasn’t, for once. That first stint was really great, on slightly used reds, that pace. When Lewis went on the whites and I saw the rear traction issues out of turn 3 I knew it was in the bag. 14 wins, wow.

Not much can stop Max. By far the best driver on the grid by a decent margin.

Not sure of that's true. But the combination is currently the best by far.

[mendis]

It boggles the mind what Merc strategy team was thinking.

The winning strategy in 2021 was C4 and C3. The winning strategy in 2022 was C4 and C3. There was never any tire wear concern last year or this year. Cars were even harder on the tire last year with the higher speeds.

Why was Merc on the C2???

Their computer said so!

[Ben1980]

honestly nobody went into the race thinking med would last that long with good lap times. everyone thought it was checkmate by merc but somehow the med just kept on going. its a 20/20 hindisght always but credit where its due, the risk paid off.

If people thought it would, there would have been more medium to soft runners.