22:08
Max Verstappen is riding those kerbs hard!
— Formula 1 (@F1) October 28, 2022
The World Champion is currently P2 in the timesheets, only 0.049s faster than his team mate #MexicoGP#F1pic.twitter.com/lHfXlbQDiP
The damaged Ferrari F1-75 of Charles Leclerc (MON) Ferrari is recovered…
How Friday practice unfolded for the F1 Mexico City Grand Prix
- FP2 is at 10pm.
The F1 Mexico City Grand Prix weekend continues with Friday practice.
However, the attention has been on off-track affairs with the FIA announcing their verdict on Red Bull's cost cap breach.
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28 Oct 2022
22:07
A busy start to to the session already but still no times from Vettel, Stroll, Magnussen and Albon.
22:06
Sainz is quickest with a 1m21.943s, 0.2s ahead of Gasly. Verstappen is 0.292s off in third.
22:02
Otherwise, everyone else will be out on test tyres.
22:02
So the following drivers will be allowed to run 2022 tyres as they missed FP1: Albon, Magnussen, Russell, Ocon and Tsunoda.
22:00
FP2 is now underway!
Daniel Ricciardo (AUS) McLaren MCL36. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 20,…
21:53
We're just under 10 minutes away from FP2.
Good news! It will be another tyre test.
Nicholas Latifi (CDN), Williams Racing Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 20…
21:47
What happened in FP1?
Carlos Sainz Jr (ESP) Ferrari F1-75. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 20,…
19:58
The session won't restart
Sainz fastest ahead of Leclerc, Perez, Verstappen, Hamilton and Alonso.
19:56
Red flag - Lawson has stopped on track.
19:52
Update from Alpine
"Unfortunately, Jack’s FP1 has come to an early finish. The team has stopped as a precaution as a result of seeing anomalies in its PU data."
19:50
Ricciardo goes 11th now - his brake issue looks to be fixed.
19:49
Hamilton goes fifth on the softs, a tenth off Sainz.
19:46
Guenther Steiner confirms Haas will likely have to put a fresh engine in Kevin Magnussen's car after Pietro Fittipaldi came to a halt.
19:43
The session is back underway!
19:42
Max spins in the twits and turns of the final sector
— Formula 1 (@F1) October 28, 2022
He almost catches the slide, but ends up facing the wrong way#MexicoGP#F1pic.twitter.com/tcnDZjKPjz
19:40
Current order
Sainz, Leclerc, Perez, Verstappen, Alonso, Bottas, Norris, Gasly, Vettel and Zhou.
19:38
Red flag
Fittipaldi has stopped out on track with 23 minutes to go.
19:36
Sainz goes quickest with a 1m20.707s, less than a tenth ahead of Leclerc.
Perez, Verstappen and Alonso complete the top five.
19:35
Verstappen after his spin
"It's unbelievable. I couldn't correct it. So little grip."
19:33
Alonso is the latest driver to go second. 0.149s off Leclerc.
19:32
A big spin for Verstappen in the middle sector at Turn 11.
No damage to his car - just some damaged tyres, probably.
19:30
Norris goes second in the McLaren, 0.3s off.
Also news from McLaren - they are investigating a brake issue for Ricciardo.
19:28
Bottas slots into second now, 0.4s off Leclerc, who has also improved.
19:27
Rookie outings in Mexico
— Formula 1 (@F1) October 28, 2022
Pietro Fittipaldi, Nyck de Vries, Jack Doohan, Liam Lawson and Logan Sargeant are all out on track in first practice#MexicoGP#F1pic.twitter.com/KIfL3aYK42