The checkered flag waves on FP1 of the Mexican GP. little red flash lights up the Italian evening and the Mexican afternoon. It is Charles Leclerc in 1.18.380 to put himself in front of everyone, followed by Kimi Antonelli e Nico Hulkenberg. It was a session that however gave almost no information on the weekend in general, as the main focus was on the rookie on the track.
Lots of rookies and signals for next year
If this choice of including drivers who are not very experienced in single-seaters in this session has not given us any ideas for the subsequent phases of the weekend, it could have given us some. for next yearAs we all know by now, every F1 team must give space to a driver who has raced less or exactly two races in the categoryIf last year it was a one-car session, this year each team has to leave space in four different appointments, two per car. Well nine were those present in the FP1 of the Mexican GP: Lindblad, O'Ward, News, Aron, Hirakawa, Iwasa, Browning, Crawford ed Antonio Fuoco.
It's FP1 time! 😮💨
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Keep your eyes peeled for the NINE rookie drivers taking part in this session 👀#F1 #MexicoGP pic.twitter.com/5TGczW57A2
If the last 8 find themselves in the last positions available to them, the first one has stood out on his Red BullThe driver in seventh position in the Formula 2 current concluded in a surprising P6But what is most impressive is the being in front of his session partner Yuki Tsunoda, found in P8. That Arvid is in the running for a place in the future VCARB It's nothing new, and this release might have convinced the "big sister" too.
Trials for 2026; but what about this year's world championship?
In FP1 of the Mexican GP we saw a team testing for the new 2026 regulations. The Ferrari, in fact, made Leclerc do some comparisons between this year's seat and next year'sAt one point during the session, Charles was seen out of the car, but the pit crew reassured them that it was just these substitutions. Speaking instead of the hottest topic in the paddock, the world championship fight between Verstappen and the two McLarens, The first he wasn't in the car for these FPs. Therefore no tests on the updates brought by Red Bull for this weekend, which will probably be carried out in FP2 and 3. While the two Papayas have been running, showing a car with fewer openings than all other single-seatersAs usual, consistency in the race pace is a sure thing, a sign of a challenge. that doesn't want to stop exciting us.
The appointment with the Free Practice 2 is at 00:00 Italian time.
FP1 is done and dusty ✅
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Charles Leclerc tops the timesheets from Kimi Antonelli and Nico Hulkenberg 🙌#F1 #MexicoGP pic.twitter.com/l5EpZ5Hnw7
