Mercedes looked strong out there, as did several of the other teams. Ferrari seemed totally forgettable to me, lol I literally can't remember after watching it live.
Checo looking strong as well. 
It was only £432K and demonstrable not in areas of car development. Also clearly stated that was no wilful wrong doing nor with intend to gain advantage. Perpetuating this myth about cheating and wrong doing is just silly and out of touch with reality in my opinion.
And those options are available where appropriate as agreed by all the teams and the FIA. The scenario here doesn’t even come close to fitting in that category when examining the facts. Surely that is a good thing that that has been established and that there was no intent nor gain behind it.
It might do in theory but the overspend wasn’t in that category at all. The budgets were broken down and there simply was no competitive advance. That has been made very clear.
Yup, they made the classic mistake trying to bank that Red Bull got it wrong opposed to focussing on the feedback from their drivers and getting it right themselves. This circuit really seemed to suit their cars, if they applied a different strategy I think they could have been in with a chance...
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Not being a Sky viewer I didn’t notice. But interesting RB stand point. I guess the truth hurts!So now we know why Max and RBR team members were not part of Sky's coverage of the Mexican Grand Prix - the team banned access to them after Ted Kravitz made multiple comments during his coverage at the USGP of Lewis being robbed of his 8th title at Abu Dhabi by Max. They did allow Sky to talk to Perez since it was his home GP and they will review their ban prior to the Brazilian and Abu Dhabi Grands Prix.
Now, before the pitchforks come out, Max noted that the comments have made an already toxic F1 social media environment that much more and Lewis agreed.
Personally, I am 100% in agreement. The FIA, F1 and the the teams have embraced social media in the post-Bernie era (he more or less forbid it where he could and strongly discouraged it where he could not) and while it has brought more fans around the world (especially outside of the traditional European markets) it has also brought more dissonance and disrespect.
Red Bull blocks Sky access to Verstappen, Horner over coverage | RACER
Red Bull has blocked Sky Sports’ access to driver Max Verstappen and team principal Christian Horner across all its territories in response to the network's coverage of the team this year.The decision impacts Sky UK’s coverage -- that is taken by ESPN in the United States -- as well as...
Verstappen explains Sky snub as Hamilton backs social stance | RACER
Max Verstappen has explained why he took the decision to stop speaking to Sky Sports broadcasters – the providers of ESPN’s Formula 1 coverage in the United States – at the Mexico City Grand Prix.The back-to-back world champion would not do interviews with any of Sky’s outlets in the UK,...
That is the problem. It isn’t the truth. Ted was well out of order. His pit walks are super crinch anyway. Johnny Herbert is another one.
So now we know why Max and RBR team members were not part of Sky's coverage of the Mexican Grand Prix - the team banned access to them after Ted Kravitz made multiple comments during his coverage at the USGP of Lewis being robbed of his 8th title at Abu Dhabi by Max. They did allow Sky to talk to Perez since it was his home GP and they will review their ban prior to the Brazilian and Abu Dhabi Grands Prix.
Now, before the pitchforks come out, Max noted that the comments have made an already toxic F1 social media environment that much more and Lewis agreed.
Personally, I am 100% in agreement. The FIA, F1 and the the teams have embraced social media in the post-Bernie era (he more or less forbid it where he could and strongly discouraged it where he could not) and while it has brought more fans around the world (especially outside of the traditional European markets) it has also brought more dissonance and disrespect.
Red Bull blocks Sky access to Verstappen, Horner over coverage | RACER
Red Bull has blocked Sky Sports’ access to driver Max Verstappen and team principal Christian Horner across all its territories in response to the network's coverage of the team this year.The decision impacts Sky UK’s coverage -- that is taken by ESPN in the United States -- as well as...
Verstappen explains Sky snub as Hamilton backs social stance | RACER
Max Verstappen has explained why he took the decision to stop speaking to Sky Sports broadcasters – the providers of ESPN’s Formula 1 coverage in the United States – at the Mexico City Grand Prix.The back-to-back world champion would not do interviews with any of Sky’s outlets in the UK,...