Drivers grappled with the unique high-altitude conditions of the Autódromo Hermanos RodrÃguez , which reduces downforce by roughly 20%.
Five rookies participated, with Liam Lawson (AlphaTauri) leading the group in P16, followed by Logan Sargeant (Williams), Nyck de Vries (Mercedes), Jack Doohan (Alpine), and Pietro Fittipaldi (Haas). Drivers grappled with the unique high-altitude conditions of
The session saw two red flags caused by mechanical failures for rookie drivers. Pietro Fittipaldi ’s Haas suffered a power unit failure, and Liam Lawson ’s AlphaTauri also ground to a halt, ending the session five minutes early. Pietro Fittipaldi ’s Haas suffered a power unit
The top six drivers finished within a remarkably tight margin of less than two-tenths of a second. Interestingly, both Red Bull drivers, Sergio Pérez and Max Verstappen , recorded identical lap times to the thousandth of a second. Carlos Sainz Charles Leclerc Sergio Pérez Max Verstappen Lewis Hamilton Fernando Alonso Session Highlights and Drama Carlos Sainz Charles Leclerc Sergio Pérez Max Verstappen
