Pietro Fittipaldi also triggered an earlier red flag due to a power unit failure.
(Alpine): Debuted in an official F1 session, finishing P19. Pietro Fittipaldi (Haas): Finished P20. Reliability & Incidents : Pietro Fittipaldi also triggered an earlier red flag
The session ended prematurely with a after Liam Lawson's AlphaTauri stopped on track with a brake fire in the stadium section. Reliability & Incidents : The session ended prematurely
The concluded with Carlos Sainz leading a Ferrari 1-2 finish at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez. Sainz set the session's fastest time of 1:20.707 , narrowly edging out teammate Charles Leclerc by 0.046 seconds. FP1 Top 10 Results Carlos Sainz Charles Leclerc Sergio Pérez Max Verstappen Lewis Hamilton Fernando Alonso Valtteri Bottas Alfa Romeo Lando Norris Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri Sebastian Vettel Aston Martin Session Highlights FP1 Top 10 Results Carlos Sainz Charles Leclerc
Max Verstappen experienced a rare spin at Turn 7 but avoided significant damage.
: Five rookie drivers participated in the session to fulfill mandatory testing requirements: Liam Lawson (AlphaTauri): Fastest of the rookies in P16. Logan Sargeant (Williams): Finished P17. Nyck de Vries (Mercedes): Finished P18.