Max Verstappen has offered to exchange grid positions with Carlos Sainz after concerns were raised about giving him the slipstream in Mexico. Starting on the front row at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez may not be advantageous due to the long run to Turn 1. Both Leclerc and Sainz expressed uncertainty about the start and the impact of starting on the dirty side of the grid.
Max Verstappen offered to swap grid positions with Carlos Sainz after the Spaniard and Charles Leclerc voiced their concerns about giving him the slipstream in Mexico.
But starting on the front row at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez is not necessarily an advantage given the long run to Turn 1, over 800 metres.It’s how Verstappen took the lead off the Mercedes teammates back in 2021. “It’s basically a result of how good a start one will have. And then we’ll adapt. I think, obviously, we won’t take too many risks in between cars. But apart from that, it’s difficult to plan what’s happening at the start.As the question turned to Sainz, he revealed he was worried as he’s starting on the dirty side of the grid which makes a “big difference” in Mexico.
“Max has been extremely strong on the race pace,” he said. “So at the moment, it’s Max. We still have a lot of work to do as a team, I think, to match them with our race pace.
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