P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Sergio Perez was dumped in Q1 in front of his home Mexican Grand Prix crowd.
Red Bull’s Sergio Perez and McLaren’s Oscar Piastri had disappointing exits in Q1 during qualifying for the Mexico City Grand Prix. Perez, racing in front of his home crowd, ended up in 18th place, over a second slower than his teammate Max Verstappen on his first lap. Despite complaining of brake issues on his RB20, Perez couldn’t improve his time enough to avoid elimination. This marks the first time he hasn’t qualified in the top five at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez while driving for Red Bull. Piastri’s elimination was due to a deleted lap-time for track limits, and although he briefly moved up to 15th, he was ultimately knocked out by Kevin Magnussen. Piastri, who had been consistent in reaching Q3 all season, was joined by Colapinto, Ocon, and Zhou in failing to make it to Q2, while Lando Norris topped the segment.
