In the round-up: McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown described Max Verstappen’s driving as “outrageous” after he was penalised twice in the Mexican Grand Prix.
In brief
Brown blasts Verstappen’s “outrageous” driving
After Verstappen was given two 10-second time penalties for forcing McLaren’s Lando Norris off the track, Brown said he put other drivers in danger.
“Max is such an awesome racing driver, I just don’t think you need to drive like that,” he told Viaplay. “Just drive like the world champion that you are.
“It’s unnecessary, it puts everybody at risk and it’s not clean racing. So I thought the penalties were very appropriate. Hats off to the FIA stewards and let’s have some clean racing, hard racing the balance of the year.”
He believes Verstappen cost Norris a chance to win by spoiling his own race. “It probably cost us the race or a chance at the win,” he said. “So it’s pretty disappointing because while he ruined his own race him maybe took a win away from us.”
Mercedes experimenting with car
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff says the team can afford to take a more experimental approach to the final races as they are virtually guaranteed to finish fourth in the constructors’ championship.
“Despite the challenges in the US and Mexico, we have furthered our learning with the W15,” he said ahead of this weekend’s race. “Given our position in the championship, we have been able to test things out with little penalty.
“Whilst we are still focused on maximising our result each and every weekend, that testing and learning will be valuable in setting us up strongly for 2025. We will continue that approach this weekend in Brazil.”
Lacorte gets F3 seat
Alpine junior Nicola Lacorte will make his Formula 3 debut for DAMS next year. He scored three points in the Formula Regional European Championship last year and picked up a win in the Oceania series.
Upgrades for spectators at Le Mans
Spectators at the 2025 Le Mans 24 Hours will benefit from upgraded facilities, says the Automobile Club de l’Ouest. A new grass banks will offer better views of the dramatic Porsche Curves, extra grandstands are being put up at Maison Blanche and a new spectator area is being created at Tertre Rouge.
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