F1 Mexico GP: Leclerc beats Antonelli to top FP1
Leclerc led both Friday practice sessions as Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli stayed within 0.659 seconds and can still clinch the title this weekend.
- On Friday, Ferrari's Charles Leclerc topped the first practice session at the Mexico City Grand Prix with a 1m18.128s lap, finishing 0.659 seconds ahead of Mercedes title leader Kimi Antonelli.
- The Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez circuit sits more than 2200 metres above sea level, creating unique challenges for F1 2026 power units. Mercedes driver George Russell noted Ferrari's smaller turbo gives it 'quite an advantage' in these thin-air conditions.
- Ten rookies contested the session, with Mercedes reserve Frederik Vesti replacing Russell and finishing third. Ayumu Iwasa, substituting for Max Verstappen at Red Bull, secured fifth place.
- Antonelli needs a ninth-place finish to secure the world title if Russell wins, or tenth if Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton wins. Mercedes faces a difficult path to the constructors' title this weekend.
- The Mexico City Grand Prix continues with FP2, where teams will conduct qualifying and race simulations to understand performance. Drivers must optimize their packages in these unrepresentative conditions to succeed this weekend.
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Ferrari's Charles Leclerc was fastest in both practice sessions for a Mexico City Grand Prix set to crown 20-year-old Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli as Formula 1's youngest champion.
The Monegasque Charles Leclerc (Ferrari), with the best time in both sessions, dominated the free training day for the Mexico City Grand Prix, the 19th Formula One World Championship. In the capitalist Autodromo Hermanos Rodríguez; where, except superlative surprise, the Italian Andrea Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) will be proclaimed, mathematically, champion [...] La entrada Leclerc leads the essays prior to Antonelli's coronation was first publish…
The Argentine finished 16th in the second session, seven tenths of Gasly, and will seek improvement on Saturday.Ferrari dominated on Friday and there was an unexpected accident between two former Red Bull companions.
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