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Ferrari secured the top spot in the first free‑practice session of the Mexican Grand Prix, with Charles Leclerc posting the fastest lap of the day at 1 minute, 17.827 seconds. The Italian driver was followed by Lando Norris of McLaren, who set a lap of 1:17.940, 103 milliseconds slower than Leclerc. Mercedes’ George Russell, who had skipped the first practice to give reserve driver Frederik Vesti a chance to drive, was third, just 217 milliseconds behind Leclerc. Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes finished 11th after the team instructed him to park his car on the side of the track at the halfway point of the session due to a power‑unit issue. Red Bull’s Max Verstappen was fourth, 0.311 seconds slower than Leclerc. His teammate, Isack Hadjar, was fifth, 0.410 seconds behind. The top ten was completed by Racing Bulls’ Liam Lawson, McLaren’s Oscar Piastri, and Alpine’s Pierre Gasly. Hamilton’s 0.685‑second gap placed him 11th, ahead of Fernando Alonso, and the two Haas‑Ferrari cars of Esteban Ocon and Oliver Bearman. Verstappen commented after the session that Lawson’s driving had been “unintelligent” and that it could jeopardise his position. The session also highlighted the ongoing recovery of Leclerc from a recent illness, as he returned to the front of the grid. Article source: Sport Mediaset | Image credit: Sport Mediaset
Ferrari secured the top spot in the first free‑practice session of the Mexican Grand Prix, with Charles Leclerc posting the fastest lap of the day at 1 minute, 17.827 seconds. The Italian driver was followed by Lando Norris of McLaren, who set a lap of 1:17.940, 103 milliseconds slower than Leclerc. Mercedes’ George Russell, who had skipped the first practice to give reserve driver Frederik Vesti a chance to drive, was third, just 217 milliseconds behind Leclerc. Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes finished 11th after the team instructed him to park his car on the side of the track at the halfway point of the session due to a power‑unit issue. Red Bull’s Max Verstappen was fourth, 0.311 seconds slower than Leclerc. His teammate, Isack Hadjar, was fifth, 0.410 seconds behind. The top ten was completed by Racing Bulls’ Liam Lawson, McLaren’s Oscar Piastri, and Alpine’s Pierre Gasly. Hamilton’s 0.685‑second gap placed him 11th, ahead of Fernando Alonso, and the two Haas‑Ferrari cars of Esteban Ocon and Oliver Bearman. Verstappen commented after the session that Lawson’s driving had been “unintelligent” and that it could jeopardise his position. The session also highlighted the ongoing recovery of Leclerc from a recent illness, as he returned to the front of the grid.
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