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More change at the top of Liberty Media as founder Malone steps down from chairman role

Adam Cooper @adamcooperf1.bsky.social · 5d

Good idea!

Adam Cooper @adamcooperf1.bsky.social · 5d

Change at F1 owner Liberty Media as chairman and founder John Malone is stepping down as of January 1:

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Founder Malone will be replaced by company veteran 'Dob' Bennett

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Adam Cooper @adamcooperf1.bsky.social · 5d

Andrea Stella on McLaren F1 team form post Mexico: "I think both Lando and Oscar go into the final four races with reasons to be confident, and I think the team also go into the final four races with more understanding of how to extract performance from the car consistently."

Adam Cooper @adamcooperf1.bsky.social · 5d

Esteban Ocon on P9 in Mexico: "We got unlucky with quite a lot of things. Overall, the car was working super well. I'm happy with our performance this weekend and our learning. Obviously it didn't smile to us, the luck, every session. But I think we can be pleased with what we did."

Adam Cooper @adamcooperf1.bsky.social · 5d

Fred Vasseur on P2 for Ferrari in Mexico: "We probably made a step the last couple of weekends to put everything together, to not have the feeling that we left too much on the table, as we did in Baku or Singapore, where the potential was not that bad, but we almost struggled to score points."

Adam Cooper @adamcooperf1.bsky.social · 6d

Official confirmation from Aston Martin that Jak Crawford will have the third driver and reserve role next season. Andy Cowell says: "Jak has impressed in the simulator, having completed regular sessions at the AMR Technology Campus to support our race operations and car development."

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Adam Cooper @adamcooperf1.bsky.social · 7d

An upgrade, a good start, a bit of luck, a logical strategy call and great driving propelled Ollie Bearman and his Haas F1 team to P4 in Mexico. Here's how they did it: www.roadandtrack.com/news/a691673...

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Adam Cooper @adamcooperf1.bsky.social · 7d

Kimi Antonelli on Mercedes team orders: "At least I got the position back. Of course we need to review. It's very easy to talk now, but if we would have held position, we probably would have had a better chance to undercut Ollie, and we would have had a better shot to finish maybe P4 and P5."

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Adam Cooper @adamcooperf1.bsky.social · 7d

Alex Albon on P12 in Mexico: "I can confirm the hard tyre was not good during the race, and I think that just fixed the whole strategy. We had chances to be dynamic and convert to a two-stop, but we were just a bit too stuck in our ways, and we just committed to something that wasn't working."

Adam Cooper @adamcooperf1.bsky.social · 8d

Max Verstappen on his title chances: "I lost 10 to Lando, if you look at it like that. I said before the weekend, everything needs to go perfect to win. And this weekend didn't go perfect. So that's your answer. I think it's going to be tough, but let's see what we can do in other tracks."

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Adam Cooper @adamcooperf1.bsky.social · 8d

The first lap in Mexico City is rarely straightforward, with the long tow down to Turn One allowing cars to drag past, creating three-into-two bunching up etc. The three title contenders have more to lose than those around them. Let's see if they all emerge unscathed...:

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Adam Cooper @adamcooperf1.bsky.social · 8d

Ollie Bearman P17 in FP2, P17 in FP3 - and P10 in qualifying: "Yesterday, I was struggling a bit to get on top of the car in just one session. Today, I had a bit of an issue on my soft tyre. So heading into quali, there were a lot of question marks. I'm happy to be in Q3, all things considered."

Adam Cooper @adamcooperf1.bsky.social · 8d

Liam Lawson on P15: "We basically tried to keep improving the car, and I think we just went a little bit too far. It's frustrating, because we had a very fast car. We just chased a little bit too hard. I think the car has been in a really good place. Obviously it's very small margins."

Albon struggles for answers as Sainz continues to set the pace at Williams

Adam Cooper @adamcooperf1.bsky.social · 8d

Yuki Tsunoda on P11: "As a team, we struggled a little bit for pace. I think me and Max struggled with the same thing, I think he was struggling with the grip, also the same for me as well, especially just mechanical grip. With this kind of situation, it's very sensitive to warm up as well."

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Adam Cooper @adamcooperf1.bsky.social · 8d

Alex Albon’s recent struggles have continued in Mexico City, and he has no answers. Meanwhile his Williams F1 team mate Carlos Sainz is on a roll - although a grid penalty has spoiled this weekend for the Spaniard:

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Albon is on a difficult run just as Sainz is finding his feet at the Grove team

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Adam Cooper @adamcooperf1.bsky.social · 8d

Lance Stroll on P19 in Mexico: "Generally, the car goes backwards throughout the weekend, so I'm not surprised. I had no grip - no grip. So it's kind of what happens a lot. There's good grip in the practice, and then you come into qualifying and there's just no grip. I don't have all the answers."

Adam Cooper @adamcooperf1.bsky.social · 8d

Fernando Alonso on P14: "We were slow the whole weekend. We know we knew Mexico and Vegas on paper are the worst tracks for us, and unfortunately, we confirmed it. Normally we are P3/P5 [on Friday], so when I was only only P8 yesterday, I knew that it could be a tough weekend."

Adam Cooper @adamcooperf1.bsky.social · 8d

Nico Hulkenberg on P13 in qualifying: "I was struggling to get more out of it, but laps were clean, quali was clean. I think we thought we were better. I thought we had a crack at Q3 throughout all the practice sessions, but it just seemed to slip out of our hands now in quali."

Adam Cooper @adamcooperf1.bsky.social · 8d

Pierre Gasly on P18 in Mexico qualifying: "Overall, pretty happy to be only bit more than a tenth away from Q2. But I must say, it's very, very difficult. At the minute, in the car, with the balance we have and the grip we have, to just put every corner together is nearly impossible."

Adam Cooper @adamcooperf1.bsky.social · 9d

F1 title contenders Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri were both left struggling in the wake of poleman Lando Norris in Mexico City. However their respective situations were very different: www.roadandtrack.com/news/a691563...

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Adam Cooper @adamcooperf1.bsky.social · 9d

Charles Leclerc on P2:"The car was actually really good today. The whole weekend has been pretty strong. But on a track like this, it’s very difficult because it’s such a low grip track, and it’s very easy to make a mistake. Whatever small mistake you do is exaggerated in terms of lap time lost."

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Adam Cooper @adamcooperf1.bsky.social · 9d

Lewis Hamilton on P3: "How Charles and I have worked together to move the car and develop it forward has been really positive. Our cars are pretty much identical now, and I’m finally figuring out how to drive this car that Charles has been fortunate to drive for the past seven years."

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Adam Cooper @adamcooperf1.bsky.social · 9d

George Russell on qualifying P4 in Mexico: "Ferrari have been on pole here for the last few years, we're always very strong here. Lando did an amazing job. So we were best of the rest, and there was only a tenth between me and Oscar in P8, so I'm glad to be on the right side of that tenth..."

Adam Cooper @adamcooperf1.bsky.social · 9d

Gabriel Bortoleto on P16 in Mexico qualifying: "I think it is different than last weekend, when we were just in the position that we were. This weekend we could have been through. I feel like I have very comfortable and confident in the car. I just don't know why we couldn't put it together."