
The 2021 Mexican GP delivered us a fiesta with the entirety of Mexico cheering on Perez as he became the first Mexican to get onto the podium at Mexican GP. With Max extending his lead in the driver’s championship and Red Bull catching up with Mercedes, this season keeps getting better.
Listen in to Episode 24 at your favorite podcasting platform
2021 Mexican GP Episode Summary
In this Episode we discuss:
- Perez Day 🎆
- Max regains lead
- The Lonely Gasly
- It wasn’t a racing incident, it was a Bottas incident
- Veterans drive together 👴
- A dry yet exciting race
- Mclaren slipping behind
- Sainz the #1 driver now?
- Stroll bashing 🤛
- Gio gets shafted with team’s strategy
2021 Mexican GP Driver Ratings
Rating scale:
0 – Poor
5 – Average
10 – Outstanding
(Scroll right for the full table)
Pos | Driver | Car | Sarang’s Rating | Akash’s Rating |
1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing Honda | 10/10 | 10/10 |
2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 9.5/10 | 10/10 |
3 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull Racing Honda | 9.5/10 | 9/10 |
4 | Pierre Gasly | Alphatauri Honda | 9/10 | 10/10 |
5 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 8.5/10 | 8/10 |
6 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 8.5/10 | 8.5/10 |
7 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin Mercedes | 8/10 | 8/10 |
8 | Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari | 8/10 | 9/10 |
9 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine Renault | 7.5/10 | 8/10 |
10 | Lando Norris | Mclaren Mercedes | 8/10 | 7/10 |
11 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari | 8/10 | 8/10 |
12 | Daniel Ricciardo | Mclaren Mercedes | 6.5/10 | 7/10 |
13 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine Renault | 6/10 | 5/10 |
14 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin Mercedes | 5/10 | 4/10 |
15 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 5/10 | 5/10 |
16 | George Russell | Williams Mercedes | 5/10 | 4/10 |
17 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams Mercedes | 4.5/10 | 3/10 |
18 | Nikita Mazepin | Haas Ferrari | 4/10 | 3/10 |
NC | Mick Schumacher | Haas Ferrari | DNF | DNF |
NC | Yuki Tsunoda | Alphatauri Honda | DNF | DNF |
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