Mexico City Grand Prix practice
The gist
Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc topped both Mexico City practice sessions, with a 1m 17.827s best in FP2.
Championship leader Kimi Antonelli can clinch his first title in Sunday's race.
How it unfolded
- Oct 30, 2026Free Practice 1 ran 12:30-13:30 local time; Leclerc was fastest with 1m 18.128s ahead of Kimi Antonelli and Frederik Vesti, with Lewis Hamilton fourth. Ten of 11 teams ran young drivers, including F1 debuts for Nikola Tsolov and Freddie Slater.
- Oct 30, 2026Isack Hadjar coasted his Red Bull back to the pits with a power unit issue near the 10-minute mark; Slater's debut was compromised when Audi sent him out with a sidepod fan still attached.
- Oct 30, 2026Free Practice 2 ran 16:00-17:00; Leclerc was again quickest with 1m 17.827s, with Lando Norris second and George Russell third within 0.106s and Max Verstappen fifth. Hamilton was told to stop his Ferrari midway through with a potential power unit problem.