Alexander Rossi made it 4-0 against Manor team-mate Will Stevens with 15th place in the Mexican Grand Prix – an impressive score, even more so when considering the Briton has been driving all season and regularly outperformed Roberto Merhi.
“I got a great start and a good run down to the first corner. I was pleased to keep three world champions behind me for a time, however brief. Things started out well, but a few laps in I was really struggling with the car on those tyres, so I was losing a very worrying amount of time,” the 24-year-old told the press.
“Thankfully, the next two stints – on the Prime, then back on the Option – were much better and I was really happy to be back in the fight. I was substantially quicker than the other car, so I closed the gap pretty quickly and was able to retake the place ahead. So 25% of the race was difficult, but the other 75% was fantastic and more than made up for it.”
This result comes after Alexander’s 12th place at his home race in the United States. The American is clearly enjoying a strong start to his Formula One career:
“A couple of boxes ticked – finishing ahead and getting both cars to the finish here after a good race-long battle. The Mexico Grand Prix will definitely go down as one of my favourite races now. The crowd have been sensational and the race result is the icing on the cake. Off to Brazil now; I can’t wait.”
