Race Preview: Mexico City Grand Prix

All the key info ahead of Albono’s trip to Mexico

Published

23 OCT 2024

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2 min

Alex will be bidding to bounce back from a challenging weekend in Austin when he heads to Mexico for Round 20 of the campaign.

AA23 suffered damage in the early stages of his stint at Circuit of the Americas, limiting his ability to climb the rankings and compete for points.

Our Thai racer will be looking for better luck at the Mexico City Grand Prix, then, on a track where he has enjoyed success as recently as last season.

Albono secured a P9 finish with Williams in 2023, having also placed P5 while driving for Red Bull Racing back in 2019.

He should therefore be confident of navigating the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez’s unique challenges.

At 2,200 metres above sea level, this high altitude venue presents Formula 1’s engineers with a number of obstacles to overcome.

Aerodynamics are less effective at that elevation, for example, while the pressure on cars’ engines is greater than anywhere else on the calendar.

In terms of track length, the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez stretches across 4.304 km (2.674 miles) and contains 17 turns.

A lap kicks off with plenty of overtaking opportunities in the high-speed first sector, before the low-to-medium speed corners of Sector 2 see drivers file into Foro Sol for Sector 3 — a former baseball stadium that now functions as an atmospheric F1 grandstand.

Alex will certainly be hoping to give the Williams fans in attendance something to cheer about when Sunday’s action gets under way.