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There are 5 races remaining on this thrilling 2024 season and the battles for each championships are nonetheless very a lot alive. With a seemingly ever-changing pecking order amongst the front-runners – in addition to throughout the midfield – we glance set for an thrilling run to the top of the marketing campaign.
After failing to win a race because the Spanish Grand Prix in June, Max Verstappen took victory within the Dash final trip in Austin, suggesting that Pink Bull are again on type once more following a barely powerful run which noticed them overhauled by McLaren within the constructors’ standings.
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Nonetheless, it was benefit Ferrari come Sunday’s Grand Prix, with Charles Leclerc surging into P1 on the first nook and happening to steer a dominant one-two alongside workforce mate Carlos Sainz. This has introduced the Scuderia even nearer to the struggle on the high of the groups’ desk, having narrowed the hole to Pink Bull to simply eight factors whereas McLaren are 48 factors forward.
Leclerc has said that Ferrari are “focusing on the title” following his triumph on the Circuit of The Americas – can the workforce hold that momentum going into Mexico, a monitor the place Leclerc claimed pole place final yr earlier than ending the race on the rostrum?
Lando Norris might be hoping for a greater outing on the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez. Whereas his weekend in Austin was not a catastrophe, the Briton and his workforce had been disillusioned by the five-second penalty he obtained for leaving the monitor and gaining a bonus throughout his late-race scrap with Verstappen, a punishment that dropped him all the way down to P4.
It was additionally a troublesome few days for Mercedes at the USA Grand Prix, with Lewis Hamilton spinning out of the operating early on whereas George Russell put in a restoration drive to complete sixth following a pit lane begin. The squad – now holding a lonely fourth within the constructors’ – are focusing on extra consistency with their up-and-down W15.
Elsewhere, the battle amongst the midfield is heating up; Haas have now overtaken RB for sixth however maintain the place by simply two factors, whereas Williams might be hoping to maintain Alpine at bay within the struggle for eighth.
With a lot nonetheless to be determined, each race weekend to return may show essential…
FAN VIEW: Haas pair Nico Hulkenberg and Kevin Magnussen, RB’s Yuki Tsunoda and Williams starlet Franco Colapinto are all receiving a wholesome share of assist by way of who F1 Play avid gamers suppose may doubtlessly rating factors in Mexico. There’s additionally robust backing for Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso forward of what’s going to be his four-hundredth race in F1.
