Mark Gero

Los Angeles

Formula 1 Race Reporter and Features Writer at Freelance

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Verstappen Takes Advantage of Red Flag; Easily Wins in Mexico

Oct 29, 2023 | pitlane-news.com | Mark Gero

MEXICO CITY, Mexico—For Max Verstappen this season, it just keeps getting better. The Dutchman overcame a great start, a red flag session and continued to break another record, this time his own of 16 grand prix victories in a single season, as the Red Bull driver Sunday took an easy victory of over 13 seconds ahead of Lewis Hamilton and third place Charles Leclerc at the Mexico City Grand Prix at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez. "It’s been incredible,” said Verstappen about his season.
Leclerc Leads Ferrari 1-2 in Mexico Qualifying

Oct 28, 2023 | pitlane-news.com | Mark Gero

MEXICO CITY, Mexico—If anyone would have told Charles Leclerc that his Ferrari had no pace, he might have believed you. But after taking pole on the grid in last weekend’s United States Grand Prix, the Monegasque did one even better Saturday afternoon at the Hermanos Rodriguez Circuit by taking a stunning pole position with a time of 1:18:401 fastest lap for Sunday’s Mexico City Grand Prix, just ahead of Ferrari teammate Carlos Sainz and third place Max Verstappen in his Red Bull.
Verstappen Takes Both Friday Practice Sessions in Mexico

Oct 27, 2023 | pitlane-news.com | Mark Gero

MEXICO CITY, Mexico—Max Verstappen might have had threats and needed bodyguards to assist him this weekend, but the Dutchman had no trouble in Friday practice for this weekend’s Mexico City Grand Prix at the Hermanos Rodriguez Circuit by taking both sessions, with the fastest of the two coming in the afternoon, with a time of 1:18:686 fastest lap, ahead of McLaren’s Lando Norris and Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc.
Can Sergio Perez Recover From His Poor Results?

Oct 25, 2023 | pitlane-news.com | Mark Gero

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Verstappen Evades Hamilton Threat; Takes U.S. Grand Prix

Oct 23, 2023 | pitlane-news.com | Mark Gero

AUSTIN, Texas—Even starting the race from sixth place and fighting his brakes, which gave him trouble for most of the race, Max Verstappen went on to win his 50th grand prix Sunday afternoon, just finishing ahead of Mercedes Lewis Hamilton, with McLaren’s Lando Norris taking third. Unfortunately, technical infringements after the race had Hamilton disqualified, putting Norris up another position into second, with Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz moving into third.
Verstappen Returns to Form; Takes USGP Sprint Race

Oct 21, 2023 | pitlane-news.com | Mark Gero

AUSTIN, Texas- Only following the previous day when his best lap time was deleted because of exceeding track limits, Max Verstappen made up for one of his rare errors this season by easily taking Saturday’s sprint race by just over nine seconds ahead of Lewis Hamilton in his Mercedes, with Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc, who will start from pole in Sunday’s race, taking third.
Leclerc Takes Stunning Pole in Texas; Verstappen sixth

Oct 20, 2023 | pitlane-news.com | Mark Gero

AUSTIN, Texas—If anyone would have been present to witness a Formula 1 race this season, then it might have been regular to see Max Verstappen on the pole for the weekend’s race. But on Friday, it was different. At this popular American circuit in preparation for Sunday’s United States Grand Prix, Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc posted a 1:34:723 to take pole with Lando Norris in his McLaren second, and the Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton, at one of his favourite tracks, third.
Can Andretti Global Ever Make it Into Formula 1 ?

Oct 18, 2023 | pitlane-news.com | Mark Gero

With this weekend’s United States Grand Prix to be held at the ever so popular Circuit of the America’s in Austin, Texas, the latest news about this event that could give the sport a big boost is not the race itself, or even the famous and anticipated race in Las Vegas next month, but the talk about having a new team in Formula 1 perhaps as long as waiting until 2026. That name is a famous one that still holds a lot of controversy today.
Verstappen Strikes Again; Wins in Heat at Qatar

Oct 8, 2023 | pitlane-news.com | Mark Gero

LUSAIL, Qatar—Just hours following his second-place finish in Saturday’s sprint race, which clinched him his third consecutive world driver’s championship, Max Verstappen capped off his recent success on Sunday evening at the Grand Prix of Qatar with a four second victory over McLaren’s Oscar Piastri with his teammate Lando Norris finishing in third.
Piastri Takes Qatar Sprint; Verstappen Championship

Oct 7, 2023 | pitlane-news.com | Mark Gero

LUSAIL, Qatar- In a sprint event that had multiple safety cars and spins, Oscar Piastri, only in his rookie season, took his McLaren to first place Saturday night ahead of newly crowned world champion Max Verstappen, who finished second and wrapped up Red Bull Racing double following the last race, where his team won the constructor’s title. McLaren scored a double medal reward by having Lando Norris finish third.