(Published this last year ahead of the Mexican Grand Prix – thought it timely to bring it back from the archives…) Mexico’s return to the Formula 1 calendar in 2015 for the first time since 1992 has been achieved after an injection of both private and government money and the facilities have been comprehensively upgraded. The Hermanos Rodriguez circuit had a reputation for being very bumpy, but the entire track has been resurfaced and changes have made to a number of corners including the famous Peraltada. My first trip to Mexico was with McLaren in 1989 as a marketing person and I arrived with a mixture of excitement and trepidation, with strict advice to avoid ice or salad...
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