Among the 10 rookies who took part in FP1 at the 2026 Mexico City GP, Nikola Tsolov, Gabriele Minì, and Freddie Slater reached an important milestone by making their first official F1 weekend appearance. Driving for Racing Bulls, Alpine, and Audi, respectively, the trio had contrasting experiences, with Tsolov finishing P12, Minì P14, and Slater…
Ahead of FP3, Haas F1 Team has confirmed that Ryō Hirakawa will take the seat of Esteban Ocon for the remainder of the 2026 Mexico City GP weekend. The 32-year-old Japanese driver will make his qualifying and race debut across today and tomorrow. He has had multiple FP1 outings with Alpine and Haas previously, including…
George Russell admitted Mercedes have yet to get on top of their new package after Friday practice at the 2026 F1 Mexico City GP, although he and Kimi Antonelli both finished inside the top four in FP2. Earlier in the day, Frederik Vesti stood in for Russell and took a superb third place in FP1….
Ferrari had a mostly positive start to their 2026 F1 Mexico City GP weekend, with Charles Leclerc topping both Friday practice sessions. Lewis Hamilton came in 4th in FP1, but his FP2 was cut short by issues halfway through, and he only placed 11th in the session. “It’s a shame to have lost the session”…
McLaren saw mixed results from Friday practice sessions for the 2026 F1 Mexico City GP. While Lando Norris came in 2nd in his only run in FP2, Oscar Piastri was 8th on the timesheets for FP1 and 10th in FP2. Reserve driver Leonardo Fornaroli took Norris’ car for FP1 and was 17th. Singh’s assessment: “Reasonable”…
The stewards handed Max Verstappen and Liam Lawson one-place grid penalties for Sunday’s 2026 F1 Mexico City GP after the pair clashed in FP2, an incident that damaged the Red Bull and brought out the session’s only red flag. Both drivers also picked up one penalty point. It is Verstappen’s first of the 12-month period,…
McLaren drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri offered their perspectives on Andrea Stella’s assessment of their respective “superpowers” ahead of the 2026 F1 Mexico City GP. Speaking after the United States GP in Austin, McLaren team principal Stella had highlighted what he considered to be the respective strengths of his two drivers, suggesting that Piastri…
The full 2026 F1 grid returned to action for FP2 at the Mexico City GP, following an opening practice session in which ten rookie drivers took to the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez. With the regular drivers back behind the wheel, teams turned their attention towards qualifying preparations and longer runs ahead of the remainder of the…
FP2 at the 2026 F1 Mexico City GP has been completed at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, view the full results of the session here. FP2 saw the full field return following the rookie outings in FP1. Pierre Gasly led the field onto the track, while Arvid Lindblad, Isack Hadjar, Oscar Piastri and Lewis Hamilton briefly…
Charles Leclerc topped the FP1 timesheets to mark the start of the 2026 F1 Mexico City GP, view the full session report here. With just five races left, the 2026 Drivers’ Championship is nearing its conclusion, and Kimi Antonelli has the opportunity to secure the title in Sunday’s Round 19 race. The 19-year-old currently leads…
