Current form
There are five races remaining in this thrilling 2024 season and the battles for both championships are still very much alive. With a seemingly ever-changing pecking order amongst the front-runners – as well as across the midfield – we look set for an exciting run to the end of the campaign.
After failing to win a race since the Spanish Grand Prix in June, Max Verstappen took victory in the Sprint last time out in Austin, suggesting that Red Bull are back on form again following a slightly tough run which saw them overhauled by McLaren in the constructors’ standings.
READ MORE: ‘It’s a good mentality’ – Vasseur explains Ferrari’s approach to the constructors’ battle after closing the gap in Austin
However, it was advantage Ferrari come Sunday’s Grand Prix, with Charles Leclerc surging into P1 at the first corner and going on to lead a dominant one-two alongside team mate Carlos Sainz. This has brought the Scuderia even closer to the fight at the top of the teams’ table, having narrowed the gap to Red Bull to just eight points while McLaren are 48 points ahead.
Leclerc has stated that Ferrari are “targeting the title” following his triumph at the Circuit of The Americas – can the team keep that momentum going into Mexico, a track where Leclerc claimed pole position last year before finishing the race on the podium?
Lando Norris will be hoping for a better outing at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez. While his weekend in Austin was not a disaster, the Briton and his team were disappointed by the five-second penalty he received for leaving the track and gaining an advantage during his late-race scrap with Verstappen, a punishment that dropped him down to P4.
It was also a tough few days for Mercedes at the United States Grand Prix, with Lewis Hamilton spinning out of the running early on while George Russell put in a recovery drive to finish sixth following a pit lane start. The squad – now holding a lonely fourth in the constructors’ – are targeting more consistency with their up-and-down W15.
Elsewhere, the battle amongst the midfield is heating up; Haas have now overtaken RB for sixth but hold the position by just two points, while Williams will be hoping to keep Alpine at bay in the fight for eighth.
With so much still to be decided, every race weekend to come could prove crucial…
FAN VIEW: Haas pair Nico Hulkenberg and Kevin Magnussen, RB’s Yuki Tsunoda and Williams starlet Franco Colapinto are all receiving a healthy share of support in terms of who F1 Play gamers think could potentially score points in Mexico. There is also strong backing for Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso ahead of what will be his 400th race in F1.
