Formula 1

Briton Hamilton said there was a shopping list of problems with his car, while Wolff gave a gloomy assessment of their situation.

Pierre Gasly, who drives for Renault-owned Alpine, was announced on the club’s website FC Versailles as the third partner owner.

The RB pair finished 18.6 seconds clear of Charles Leclerc of Ferrari, whose team-mate British teenager Oliver Bearman, the youngest ever Ferrari driver, came home seventh to make a points-scoring debut.

Mercedes, Ferrari, McLaren and Aston Martin are all hoping to be closer to Max Verstappen, chasing his fourth title in a row this season, but the real pecking order may not be apparent for some time.

Appointed as the youngest team principal in the Formula One paddock aged 31 in 2005, Christian Horner has overseen six constructors championships and seven drivers titles - a remarkable achievement by any yardstick.

Grosjean is one such fellow racer who, in a chucklesome Instagram post, wrote that he should take the opportunity of filling in Hamilton’s shoes at Mercedes.

The void that Hamilton leaves behind in Mercedes is as big as his decorated legacy with the team, as Toto Wolff now deals with the tricky decision of figuring out who to pair with fellow driver George Russell.

George Russell has always been at the centre of Mercedes’ social media content

The extension means Mercedes now has long-term contracts with three of the 10 teams, including their own factory outfit.

The team competed as Alfa Romeo last year but the Stellantis-owned brand has now departed. They have an unchanged driver lineup of Valtteri Bottas and Guanyu Zhou for 2024.

The Red Bull three-time world champion criticised the new street course and said Wednesday he had no interest in the razzmatazz around the event.

Perez won two races in the early stages of this season before his form faded, but he has finished third at the last two Mexican Grands Prix and, even with a contract for 2024, knows he is in sore need of the seventh victory of his career.

FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem said the previous limit of 250,000 euros "did not reflect the current needs of motorsport".

The deal is the first new sports sponsorship in more than a decade for the global payment company as they become the official payments partner of F1 in the Americas is Amex's first multi-market sports partnership.

Stroll, son of team owner Lawrence criticized penalties he received for track limits violations and was outspoken about the extreme weather conditions after the race.

The 26-year-old Dutchman, winner of 13 races this year, leads his Red Bull team-mate and only remaining championship rival Sergio Perez by 177 points after 16 rounds of the 22-race season.