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Ryo Hirakawa has reflected on his late call-up to race for Haas at the Mexico City Grand Prix, the Japanese driver describing the chance to make his Formula 1 debut as a "dream come true".

As Kimi Antonelli bids to become F1's youngest world champion, veteran Lewis Hamilton rolled back the years to take his first Ferrari pole.

Esteban Ocon denies reports that his being dropped by Haas at the Mexico City Grand Prix was a consequence of a row with team principal Ayao Komatsu descending into a physical confrontation.

Lewis Hamilton has ended a three-year pole position drought in Qualifying at the Mexico City Grand Prix.

Live coverage of the Formula 1 Qualifying session for the 2026 Mexico City Grand Prix.

Lewis Hamilton takes his first pole position for Ferrari and his first for more than three years at the Mexico City Grand Prix.

Lando Norris finished fastest in Free Practice 3 ahead of the Mexico City Grand Prix, the McLaren driver just beating Kimi Antonelli and Charles Leclerc to the top spot.

Live coverage of the third Formula 1 practice session for the 2026 Mexico City Grand Prix.

Haas have announced Ryo Hirakawa will replace Esteban Ocon for the remainder of the Grand Prix weekend in Mexico City.

George Russell is enduring further difficulties with the upgraded Mercedes Formula 1 car, as it was outside the optimum set-up in Friday practice at the Mexico Grand Prix.
The championship-leading squad introduced an updated W17 for Malaysia this month, but it was easily beaten by Red Bull’s Max Verstappen before a similar story in Singapore.
Kimi Antonelli ended Verstappen’s run by ...Keep reading

Ryo Hirakawa will race for Haas at the Mexico City Grand Prix, replacing Esteban Ocon.

The Haas Formula 1 team has made the shock decision to replace Esteban Ocon with reserve driver Ryo Hirakawa for the remainder of the Mexico Grand Prix weekend.
Hirakawa will act as Oliver Bearman’s team-mate for final practice, qualifying and Sunday’s race, having also taken Ocon’s VF-26 on Friday morning as part of the rookie mandate for FP1 sessions.
Ocon returned for second ...Keep reading

Ferrari Formula 1 boss Fred Vasseur has downplayed expectations for the Mexico Grand Prix despite Charles Leclerc topping both Friday practice sessions.
The Ferrari driver set the pace with a 1m18.128s in FP1, before lowering that benchmark to 1m17.827s for FP2 at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez.
Team-mate Lewis Hamilton was also competitive, having taken fourth in opening practice, 0.738s ...Keep reading

Ai Ogura has outlined his tight scrap with Marc Marquez in the sprint race for the Malaysian Grand Prix, but denied he was acting under any manufacturer orders from Aprilia.
The Trackhouse rider got off to a brilliant start from fourth on the grid, passing both Pedro Acosta and Marquez to jump to second. But as the leaders braked into the tight opening corner, Ogura ran wide, bringing Marquez ...Keep reading

Our expert betting writers share their top picks for Qualifying at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in Mexico City.

Laurent Mekies believes the unique challenges of the Mexico City Grand Prix could shake up the competitive order, whilst also revealing when the team’s new wind tunnel is expected to arrive.

Fernando Alonso admits Aston Martin's Friday performance in Mexico City has beaten expectations, with the AMR26 coping well with the challenges of altitude.

George Russell has labelled Mercedes reserve driver Frederik Vesti as a shock contender to join Cadillac for the 2027 Formula 1 campaign.
The American outfit is yet to confirm Valtteri Bottas as a team-mate to Sergio Perez - who signed a contract extension on Wednesday - for next year, with various contenders emerging.
Cadillac’s test driver Colton Herta is an option, despite his current ...Keep reading

Francesco Bagnaia remained in a frustrated mood at MotoGP's Malaysian Grand Prix on Saturday, having smashed his windscreen during morning qualifying. 
The Italian was pushing for an improved lap time late in the Qualifying 2 session when he almost lost control of his factory Ducati under braking for the first corner. His immediate response was to strike the screen - an uncharacteristic move ...Keep reading

Red Bull admits it still has work to do after Friday's Formula 1 practice sessions in Mexico City.
Max Verstappen ended the day fifth, three tenths off the pace, but that was despite damage sustained in an incident with Liam Lawson. Verstappen described the moment in the media pen as 'not very smart' from the Racing Bulls driver, given that Lawson is still fighting for his seat.
The stewards ...Keep reading