F1: Preview Of The Mexican Grand Prix
From 1986-’92 (7 years) Mexico hosted 1 of Formula One’s great power races.
F1 returns to the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez for the 1st time in more than 20 years for the 2015 Mexican Grand Prix.
The F1 Mexican circuit featured 3 long straights, broken up by a demanding ssses section and the famous Peraltada final corner, gave the track a distinctly Monza-like character that was very popular with the drivers.
The altitude of 7500ft also ensures both Man and Machine are tested to, at and beyond their limits.
The Hermanos Rodriguez circuit is back for Y 2015, with circuit re-profiling by Hermann Tilke and new Pit and Paddock facilities.
With the drivers’ championship decided and the constructors’ title wrapped up, there’s not as much to play for as far as the Top drivers are concerned.
But Mercede drivers Lewis Hamilton, Nico Rosberg, Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari), and the rest will still want to win the race. There are still important and exciting battles to be decided further down the order.
The F1 Williams’ Team is on a hat trick of Mexican Grand Prix victories, winning the last 2 races there in Y’s 1991 and 1992 with Riccardo Patrese and Nigel Mansell driving respectively.
Valtteri Bottas, says, “The track and place is new to me, so I am looking forward to finding out more about both. I like spicy foods so that is one thing I am looking forward to. As a track it looks interesting with high and low speed corners and a very long straight. It will be interesting to see how the high altitude has an effect on the cooling of the cars but also its physical effects on me as a driver. I was too young to watch the race last time they were in Mexico, but the track has been changed. I hear there will be a lot of fans so I am looking forward to meeting them.”
Felipe Massa says, “It’s the first time I have ever been to Mexico so I am excited to go there. The track has a lot of history in Formula One, even though it has changed a little bit. I hear the tickets sold out in less than a week, so there is clearly a passion for motorsport. The track has a very long straight and some high speed corners, but also some very slow elements too. It is hard to say exactly what it will be like until we have driven it, but I am looking forward to it.
Rob Smedley says, “Mexico is an unknown for us all. It has been a while since Formula One has been there but as engineers we are looking forward to the challenge. We have to bounce back from a difficult Grand Prix in Austin and we are confident we can do that. We have to make sure we take away all the points that are on offer and play to our strengths to maintain the gaps to our rivals in the Championships.”
The 2015 Mexican Grand Prix
Track: Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez. Permanent circuit.
Race start time: Sunday, 1 November, 1:00p CT, and 7:00p UK time
Laps: 71.
Track length: 4.304 km.
Tire allocation: Yellow (soft) and White (medium).
DRS Zones: Two with one detection point, pit-straight and between turns 3 and 4.
Stay tuned…
Paul Ebeling
HeffX-LTN
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