Even the most cursory glance at the fastest laps posted during Sunday's Mexican Grand Prix reveal how much the race was compromised by tyre management. Whereas drivers usually post their fastest laps in the latter stages of the race when lighter on fuel, some were posting their best times much earlier, Kimi Raikkonen, for example, as early as lap 19. The issues for Esteban Ocon and Kevin Magnussen in Austin, however, brought fuel management back into the headlines, with both drivers being disqualified despite having finished 8th (Ocon) and 9th on the road. The Frenchman was disqualified for exceeding the fuel mass flow on the opening lap of the race, while the Dane was disqualified for...
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