Friday’s running in Mexico came to a close this evening as Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz lead the timesheets ahead of Oscar Piastri and Yuki Tsunoda as FP1’s quickest man, George Russell, crashed out in spectacular fashion that brought out red flags for the third time today.
The evening session, extended from 60 to 90 minutes to allow for additional running on the 2025 prototype Pirelli tires, saw 30 minutes of added time for those drivers who sat out in FP1 for the rookie sessions as teams were asked to run specific fast a long runs across three different compounds.
HIGHLIGHTS: Watch the action from FP2 in Mexico as Sainz goes fastest while Russell’s heavy crash brings out the red flags
Much like in FP1, Red Bull again faced struggles with Max Verstappen’s car as the championship leader began complaining of poor brake feel and an odd noise coming from the engine compartment. Soon after, he was told to box as red flags flew for the Mercedes of George Russell. Russell, having set the pace earlier in the day, lost the rear of his car after taking too much curb in turn 8, pirouetting the Silver Arrow into the outside barriers in turn 9, prompting the circuit to go quiet as marshals recovered the vehicle while Russell made his way to the medical center for evaluation.
As the action resumed with less than 55 minutes remaining, Red Bull’s extended repair time on Verstappen’s car seemed to be futile as he was soon called back to the garage, joining the absent Alex Albon without a time in the session.
With time dwindling, the five drivers who missed FP1 took the extended time to bolt on new medium compound tires as Piastri and Tsunoda went second and third quickest, unable to topple the pace of Sainz. Last weeks winner, Charles LeClerc, was forth quickest after his Ferrari was rebuilt following the incident between rookie Oliver Bearman and Williams’s Alex Albon.
Lando Norris and Kevin Magnussen were fifth and sixth quickest, the Haas team enjoying yet another strong outing in free practice as former teammates Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas finished seventh and eighth as the Sauber team also seems to be enjoying a strong run of pace. The lone Red Bull running in Sergio Perez ended the day ninth and Liam Lawson rounded out the top 10.
Friday’s running is now complete and teams will turn their attention to the final practice of the weekend before the evening’s qualifying session. The actin on track kicks off at 11:30 local time on your local streaming services.
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FORMULA 1 GRAN PREMIO DE LA CIUDAD DE MÉXICO 2024 Schedule
Date | Session | Time (Local Circuit) |
Oct. 25th | Practice 1 | 12:30 – 13:30 |
Practice 2 | 16:00 – 17:00 | |
Oct. 26th | Practice 3 | 11:30 – 12:30 |
Qualifying | 15:00 – 16:00 | |
Oct. 27th | Race | 14:00 |
Free Practice 2 Results:
Pos | No | Driver | Car | Time | Gap | Laps |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:17.699 | 34 | |
2 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren Mercedes | 1:17.877 | +0.178s | 30 |
3 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | RB Honda RBPT | 1:17.878 | +0.179s | 30 |
4 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:17.887 | +0.188s | 31 |
5 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren Mercedes | 1:17.948 | +0.249s | 36 |
6 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas Ferrari | 1:18.239 | +0.540s | 34 |
7 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:18.279 | +0.580s | 36 |
8 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Kick Sauber Ferrari | 1:18.351 | +0.652s | 32 |
9 | 11 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 1:18.392 | +0.693s | 32 |
10 | 30 | Liam Lawson | RB Honda RBPT | 1:18.560 | +0.861s | 29 |
11 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 1:18.579 | +0.880s | 35 |
12 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas Ferrari | 1:18.621 | +0.922s | 34 |
13 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine Renault | 1:18.656 | +0.957s | 30 |
14 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 1:18.890 | +1.191s | 34 |
15 | 43 | Franco Colapinto | Williams Mercedes | 1:18.908 | +1.209s | 30 |
16 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine Renault | 1:18.942 | +1.243s | 30 |
17 | 24 | Zhou Guanyu | Kick Sauber Ferrari | 1:18.980 | +1.281s | 37 |
18 | 63 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:19.041 | +1.342s | 4 |
19 | 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 4 |