Key Highlights: Charles Leclerc set the fastest times in both Friday practice sessions in Mexico, leading FP1 with a 1m18.128s and FP2 with a 1m17.827s. Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur remains cautious, pointing to extreme altitude, dangerous bumps before Turn 1, and the team’s qualifying drop-off the previous week in Austin. Lewis Hamilton suffered an ...
Key Highlights: Mercedes driver George Russell has backed reserve driver Frederik Vesti as a serious contender for a Cadillac Formula 1 seat for the 2027 campaign. Vesti impressed during opening practice in Mexico, finishing third overall after taking over Russell’s Mercedes W15 for the session. Cadillac test driver Colton Herta remains in contention and is ...
Key Highlights Red Bull Team Principal Laurent Mekies warns that Mexico City’s high elevation and intense cooling demands could create a one-off shake-up in Formula 1’s competitive order. Despite an early power unit issue for Isack Hadjar in opening practice, Red Bull reported no unforeseen complications directly caused by altitude. Red Bull’s advanced Milton Keynes ...
Key Highlights: Fernando Alonso closed the gap to session pacesetter Charles Leclerc to just 0.769s in FP2, outperforming early expectations at the high-altitude Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez. While Alonso reported a well-balanced car, Aston Martin faced setbacks on the other side of the garage with Jak Crawford stopping on track in FP1 and Lance Stroll playing ...
Key Highlights: Max Verstappen finished Friday practice in Mexico City in fifth position, three-tenths off the top pace, despite suffering aerodynamic damage from an incident with Liam Lawson. Both Verstappen and Lawson received a one-place grid penalty from the stewards following the on-track clash during Verstappen’s only session of the day. Red Bull technical director ...
Key Highlights Red Bull driver Isack Hadjar was summoned by the FIA stewards for alleged misconduct following an altercation with a fan at the Mexican Grand Prix. Social media footage captured Hadjar pushing away an individual who repeatedly tried to put an arm around him for a selfie inside the paddock. F1 supporters largely rallied ...
Key Highlights: Mercedes enjoyed a competitive opening Friday at the Mexico City Grand Prix, with George Russell finishing third fastest in FP2 after Fred Vesti secured P3 in FP1. Rookies Kimi Antonelli and Fred Vesti led Mercedes through the opening practice hour, finishing second and third, before Antonelli took fourth in the afternoon session. Trackside ...
Key Highlights Charles Leclerc led both Friday practice sessions for Ferrari at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in Mexico City. Qualifying simulation data points to an estimated 0.17-second advantage for Ferrari ahead of Saturday’s grid-deciding run. Despite the Italian outfit’s Friday dominance, an intense four-team fight for pole position is expected to unfold once again. Charles ...
Key Highlights: Oscar Piastri described McLaren’s outlook for the remainder of the Mexico City Grand Prix weekend as difficult to know following an eventful Friday practice. Lando Norris secured P2 behind Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc in Free Practice 2, while Piastri concluded the session in 10th after surviving a close brush with the barriers. McLaren reserve ...
Key Highlights: Lewis Hamilton experienced a power-related stoppage during Free Practice 2 at the Mexico City Grand Prix, leaving Ferrari engineers to investigate the fault. Ferrari opted not to field a rookie in FP1, using Hamilton to run aerodynamic rakes before the mechanical issue restricted him to 11th in the second session. Team Principal Fred ...
Key Highlights: Max Verstappen and Liam Lawson clashed during Free Practice 2 at the Mexico City Grand Prix, resulting in floor damage to Verstappen’s Red Bull. Verstappen criticized Lawson’s driving as “not very smart behaviour”, noting the New Zealander’s ongoing fight to secure his Formula 1 future. Racing Bulls Team Principal Alan Permane labeled the ...
Key Highlights: George Russell secured third in FP2 at the Mexico City Grand Prix, trailing session leader Charles Leclerc by roughly a tenth of a second after sitting out FP1 for reserve driver Fred Vesti. Russell identified Ferrari as the early pace-setter but emphasized that the intense fight among the top four teams means Qualifying ...