diff --git a/fastf1/internals/pandas_base.py b/fastf1/internals/pandas_base.py
index f21d3f628..1f085a138 100644
--- a/fastf1/internals/pandas_base.py
+++ b/fastf1/internals/pandas_base.py
@@ -6,6 +6,14 @@
 )
 
 import pandas as pd
+from pandas.core.internals import (
+    BlockManager,
+    SingleBlockManager
+)
+
+
+# TODO: make this work without importing internals? assume block manager if
+#   not Series or DataFrame maybe?
 
 
 class BaseDataFrame(pd.DataFrame):
@@ -97,7 +105,11 @@ def __new__(cls, data=None, index=None, *args, **kwargs) -> pd.Series:
             # the data is a row of the parent DataFrame
             constructor = parent._constructor_sliced_horizontal
 
-        obj = constructor(data=data, index=index, *args, **kwargs)
+        if (isinstance(data, (BlockManager, SingleBlockManager))
+                and hasattr(constructor, '_from_mgr')):
+            obj = constructor._from_mgr(data, axes=data.axes)
+        else:
+            obj = constructor(data=data, index=index, *args, **kwargs)
 
         if parent is not None:
             # catch-all fix for some missing __finalize__ calls in Pandas