Leclerc fastest in Mexico City Grand Prix first practice
Summary
Charles Leclerc set the fastest time in first practice for the Mexico City Grand Prix, 0.659 seconds ahead of Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli. Antonelli can secure his first Formula 1 world title on Sunday with a ninth-place finish, although the result he needs depends on whether George Russell or Lewis Hamilton wins.Key Facts
- Frederik Vesti, driving George Russell’s Mercedes, recorded the third-fastest time.
- Lewis Hamilton was fourth, followed by Red Bull’s Ayumu Iwasa, who was driving in place of Max Verstappen.
- Ten teams used the session for mandatory rookie running; Ferrari was the only team with both race drivers in their cars.
- Oscar Piastri, Oliver Bearman and Arvid Lindblad completed the top 10.
- Audi rookie Freddie Slater completed 14 laps after reliability problems and set the 19th-fastest time.
- Colton Herta was 22nd; Cadillac said he had likely completed enough mileage to earn the 40 superlicence points required to race in Formula 1.
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