Kyle Larson voices "the most challenging" aspect of NASCAR racing in Mexico

Kyle Larson recently opened up on his thoughts on the racetrack in Mexico. Ahead of NASCAR's first points paying race weekend outside of the US since 1998, Larson was asked about his most favorite and the most difficult part of the racetrack in Mexico City.

The Hendrick Motorsports driver claimed during his press conference that the toughest part about the racetrack is the lack of downforce and its impact on the brake zones. Larson deemed that aspect of the race as 'challenging'.

"I think you can see a lot of drivers kind of struggling with that yesterday. I think the sim kind of under-predicted that. So all the brake zones, we had to work to kind of back up, and then so you don’t lock up your rear tires and your front tires and whatnot. So yeah, that’s been the most challenging piece I think for most everybody," Kyle Larson elaborated.

The 2021 Cup champion added that Mexico had been 'fun' for him. Having said that, Kyle Larson mentioned that his stay has been 'a different feeling' because they don't have their motor coaches.

Instead, drivers are put in the same place in hotels and have to travel through shuttles together. Because of this, Larson claimed he has gotten to know his rivals a bit better than a usual NASCAR weekend as they've been 'forced to hangout'.

When asked whether his time in Mexico has felt like a school trip, Kyle Larson said:

“Yeah, yeah, I guess you could compare that. It’s been a long time since I’ve been on a school field trip, but it does feel like that.”

Kyle Larson hopes NASCAR doesn't carry forward this aspect of Mexico into future races

During his media availability session ahead of Mexico, Kyle Larson was asked to share his thoughts on what drivers can inculcate from Mexico into their usual NASCAR weekends.

Larson claimed he wasn't sure about what those things could be. He mentioned that those things could come to surface in parts of the weekend like driver intros or post-race podiums.

"I don’t know… I don’t know. I like hanging out with the other drivers, but I don’t know how you ban motorhomes and force us to stay at the same hotel in places like Pocono. But it’s fun," he added.

In Mexico, Kyle Larson will be aiming to get his fourth win of the season. So far, the #5 driver has earned the checkered flags at Homstead, Bristol, and Kansas.

Larson goes into Sunday's race (June 15) on the back of a top five finish at Michigan. However, it's worth mentioning that his result in the only road course race so far this season, at COTA, was a disappointing 32nd place finish.