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F1 Mexico Grand Prix LIVE: Updates from Friday practice on weekend Kimi Antonelli can win title

Follow all the action from Friday at the 2026 Formula 1 Mexico City Grand Prix.

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Charles Leclerc topped FP1
Kimi Antonelli on brink of F1 title this weekend
FP2 takes place at 10pm GMT

The 2026 Formula 1 season continues this weekend with the Mexico City Grand Prix at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez.

Mexico City hosts the 19th round of this season's F1 world championship, which marks the second opportunity for Andrea Kimi Antonelli to clinch this year's title.

Antonelli leads the standings by an almost unbeatable 123 points over Mercedes team-mate George Russell and will be crowned champion in Sunday's race with a ninth-place finish, regardless of where Russell finishes.

Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton is the only other driver in mathematical contention, but the seven-time world champion must win and hope Antonelli scores no points to keep the title fight rolling on to Brazil next weekend.

In reality, 20-year-old Antonelli, who has won nine grands prix this season, looks set to secure his first F1 world title in Mexico. In doing so, the Italian will break Sebastian Vettel's 16-year record for being the youngest-ever world champion.

Mercedes is unlikely to have things all its own way, however, with Mexico's high altitude likely to affect the competitive order. The likes of Ferrari, Red Bull and McLaren are all snapping at the Silver Arrows' heels and waiting for any opportunity to snatch a win.

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30 Oct 2026

21:47

Lance Stroll has had a battery change on his Aston Martin after his car cut out on Jak Crawford

21:46

Ollie Bearman has changed his power unit, for one that he had already used, so he has not taken a grid penalty as of yet

21:45

Haas boss reacts to Bearman salary demand stories

Haas has denied that Ollie Bearman has requested €6 million as 'absolute nonsense'

Haas boss on Ollie Bearman salary demand stories: “I don’t know who smoked up €6m”

Ollie Bearman still hasn't signed a new deal with Haas

21:35

Mercedes believe Ferrari have a major advantage

Heading into the weekend, Mercedes already expected Ferrari to be the favourites at the Mexico GP

George Russell claims Ferrari has a major advantage at Mexico

21:25

Lewis Hamilton says George Russell will 'bounce back'

Ahead of the Mexico GP, Lewis Hamilton sent words of encouragement to George Russell

Lewis Hamilton offers encouraging words to George Russell after 'challenging' season

George Russell and Lewis Hamilton
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21:15

There were 10 different drivers on track for FP1, but the usual line-up will be back on track for FP2

21:08

FP1 Results

As a reminder, here are the full results from Free Practice 1:

F1 Mexico Grand Prix: Full Friday practice results

21:03

FP2 will get underway in a hour

Welcome back to our live coverage of Friday Practice at the Mexico GP, and Free Practice 2 will get underway in just under an hour!

19:51

Join us for FP2 build-up at 9pm GMT

With Free Practice 1 done and dusted, the next session is not due to start until 10pm GMT, so join us again for our build-up ahead of Free Practice 2 at 9pm GMT

19:46

Full FP1 Report

Here is the full report from the opening session at the Mexico GP:

Charles Leclerc fastest in Mexico GP FP1 dominated by 10 F1 rookies

Charles Leclerc set the pace in first practice

19:44

Mexico GP FP1 Full Results

Here are the full results from Free Practice 1 at the Mexico Grand Prix

F1 Mexico Grand Prix: Full Friday practice results

19:30

Chequered Flag

The Chequered Flag is out, and Free Practice 1 is coming to an end at the Mexico Grand Prix, with Charles Leclerc ending the session at the top of the timesheets.

19:25

Five minute remaining

With five minutes remaining in the session, here are the top five: