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Charles Leclerc set the pace for Ferrari in both practice sessions on Friday at the Mexico City Grand Prix.

Lewis Hamilton believes Ferrari could realistically fight for pole position at the Mexican Grand Prix, after team-mate Charles Leclerc finished fastest in both of Friday’s practice sessions.
The Briton had an issue in second practice that cost him the opportunity for a long run with high fuel, but the seven-time Formula 1 world champion still feels optimistic about his team's chances on ...Keep reading

Chandler Smith earned his tenth career NASCAR Truck win and his third of the 2026 season in a critical championship race at Martinsville Speedway.
Smith's Front Row Motorsports teammate Layne Riggs dominated the race, but it was Smith who snatched the lead away on the final restart. Behind them, championship leader Kaden Honeycutt got pushed up the track while battling Tristan McKee for a ...Keep reading

Formula 1 heads into Saturday in Mexico City with Charles Leclerc setting the pace after topping both Friday practice sessions at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez.
Leclerc led FP2 by 0.103s over Lando Norris, with George Russell just 0.003s further back in third. Championship leader Kimi Antonelli was fourth ahead of Max Verstappen, leaving three teams closely matched heading into ...Keep reading

Four-time Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen has criticised Racing Bulls driver Liam Lawson after the pair came together in second practice for the Mexican Grand Prix, warning that it was "not very smart behaviour" from a driver fighting for his seat.
The Red Bull driver and Lawson were both on flying laps when they made contact during Friday's FP2 session at the Autodromo Hermanos ...Keep reading

Max Verstappen has criticised Liam Lawson following their clash in second practice for the Mexico Grand Prix, claiming it wasn’t “very smart” given the New Zealander is fighting for his Formula 1 future.
The Red Bull and Racing Bulls drivers went wheel to wheel through the stadium sector after 15 minutes, causing both to collide. A brief red flag was waved to clear debris from the ...Keep reading

McLaren driver Oscar Piastri walks away from FP2 in Mexico City's circuit with optimism as he confirms his car coped better with the high altitude than he expected it to. This comes despite the driver having a "pretty messy" qualifying simulation.
The Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez circuit sits more than 2,200 metres above sea level. The thin air leaves teams running with very little downforce ...Keep reading

After completing more than 100 kilometres during the first free practice session at the Mexico Grand Prix, Colton Herta appeared to have 40 superlicence points to his name, which would be enough to qualify for the document required to secure a Formula 1 seat.
The reality, however, has proved far more complicated than that. According to the FIA, Herta is currently still one point ...Keep reading

Joe Gibbs Racing continues to push the Western District of North Carolina to hold Chris Gabehart legally responsible for deleting text messages that could have been integral to the intellectual property theft and contract breach lawsuit that also includes Spire Motorsports as a defendant.
Gabehart deleted a seven-message text thread with Spire co-owner Jeff Dickerson on November 15. Despite ...Keep reading

Charles Leclerc completed a perfect Friday at the Mexico Grand Prix after topping the second Formula 1 practice session, in spite of Ferrari team-mate Lewis Hamilton retiring. 
The Monegasque topped FP1 with a 1m18.128s before lowering that to a 1m17.827s in FP2 at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, pipping McLaren’s Lando Norris in second.
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Formula 1's driver-contract season was thought to be long over, but a bizarre claim about one of the few remaining out-of-contract drivers has gained surprising traction in the run-up to the Mexico Grand Prix weekend.
The Haas F1 team has already announced Esteban Ocon's exit in favour of Formula 2 frontrunner Rafael Camara next season, but an apparent delay in confirming Oliver Bearman for ...Keep reading

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

Cadillac driver Valtteri Bottas will take a sizeable grid drop at this weekend’s Mexico City Grand Prix after the team changed various power unit elements on his car.

Charles Leclerc finished fastest in Free Practice 1 ahead of the Mexico City Grand Prix, the Ferrari driver heading Kimi Antonelli and Fred Vesti.

After the lights go out in Mexico City, bettors will be watching closely to make smart betting decisions in real time.

Red Bull Racing CEO and team principal Laurent Mekies has rejected Christian Horner's claim that the Milton Keynes outfit has "lost its mojo" since his exit, insisting its spirit has driven a "very remarkable" turnaround.
Horner, who left the team in July 2025 after two decades in charge, has been promoting his memoir Drive, which was published last week. During an interview with The Times, the ...Keep reading

Red Bull has been waiting for its new wind tunnel for a long time now, but, ahead of the Mexican Grand Prix, team principal Laurent Mekies has confirmed that it will not come online until some point during the 2027 season.
This new facility in Milton Keynes will replace its current tunnel sat in Bedford. With it once being described by former Red Bull chief Christian Horner as a "Cold War ...Keep reading

Former Haas Formula 1 team principal Guenther Steiner has warned that Mercedes could make changes to its driver line-up if George Russell is still struggling by the end of next season.
While Russell entered the 2026 season as a clear favourite, his team-mate Kimi Antonelli became the youngest driver to lead the standings after back-to-back wins at the Chinese and Japanese Grands Prix. He has ...Keep reading

Ferrari's Charles Leclerc goes fastest in the first practice session of the Mexico City Grand Prix.

Charles Leclerc was comfortably fastest in opening practice for the Formula 1 Mexico Grand Prix, beating runner-up Kimi Antonelli in a session 10 rookies took part in.
The Ferrari driver set a 1m18.128s that was six tenths faster than Formula 1’s champion-elect, whose Mercedes stablemate Frederik Vesti completed the top three with a 1m18.861s.
Vesti – in for George Russell – was one of ...Keep reading