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Red Bull driver Max Verstappen goes fastest in the second practice session at the Mexico City Grand Prix.

Fred Vasseur, Ayao Komatsu and Jonathan Wheatley face the press ahead of the Mexico City Grand Prix weekend.

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen set the pace during second practice at the Mexico City Grand Prix, the Dutchman leading the way from the Ferrari of Charles Leclerc and Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli.

Live coverage of the second Formula 1 practice session for the 2025 Mexico City Grand Prix.

Max Verstappen topped practice at the Mexico Grand Prix to keep the pressure up on McLaren duo Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris in the Formula 1 title fight.
Having sat out FP1 to hand over his upgraded Red Bull to Arvid Lindblad, the four-time F1 world champion instantly got on the pace by going fastest in second practice with a 1m17.392s – 0.153s faster than Charles Leclerc for Ferrari who ...Keep reading

Footage of Fernando Alonso being seemingly unfazed as he was jumped on by an eager fan during a Hugo Boss promotional event in 2023 has resurfaced ahead of the 2025 Mexico Grand Prix.
The two-time champion was throwing hats into a crowd of Mexican Formula 1 fans as a man broke through a barrier and threw himself onto the Aston Martin driver. The Spaniard was able to maintain his balance and ...Keep reading

Max Verstappen was fastest in second practice for the Mexico Grand Prix, driving Red Bull’s updated Formula 1 challenger, with championship leader Oscar Piastri down in 12th.
After a rather unrepresentative opening session on a ‘green’ track – which nine race drivers, including Verstappen, missed out on – everyone swiftly took to the track to gather crucial data for both qualifying ...Keep reading

George Russell shared a photo with an unusual point of view on the Friday of the Mexico Grand Prix. After taking a photo from the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez grandstands while wearing a lucha libre-style mask, he posted the shot to Instagram.
With the caption, "Haven’t watched F1 cars on track in years, so found a way to sneak into the stands while Fred was driving my car," the photo ...Keep reading

Arvid Lindblad might have earned himself a visit to the stewards for potentially impeding fellow rookie runner Pato O'Ward's McLaren during FP1 for the Mexico Grand Prix, but he did enough to warrant glowing reviews from those who matter to his career: Red Bull's leaders.
The headline news is that Lindblad's fastest lap was 0.093s faster than Yuki Tsunoda in fundamentally the same car ...Keep reading

Charles Leclerc picked up where he left off last year in Mexico City as he led the way in Free Practice 1 from Kimi Antonelli.

Charles Leclerc finished fastest in Free Practice 1 for the Mexico City Grand Prix, the Ferrari driver heading Kimi Antonelli and Nico Hulkenberg.

Live coverage of the first Formula 1 practice session for the 2025 Mexico City Grand Prix.

A number of Richard Mille watches have been stolen over the United States Grand Prix weekend, with Austin police now investigating the organised crime that targeted spectators at the Circuit of The Americas. 
Two timepieces were taken in separate incidents, and a 39-year-old woman has now been arrested. Identified by the police as Viviana Garzon-Olarte from Las Vegas, she was reportedly ...Keep reading

Two-time Formula 1 champion Fernando Alonso has explained why George Russell features on his phone case.
Heading into the Mexico Grand Prix weekend, the British driver was spotted on the back of Alonso's phone in a photo of the paddock board in which the two drivers are placed next to one another. 
 
"What?!" Russell said to Mercedes when told about his unusual feature. "Is this real? ...Keep reading

Maybe it’s ‘hell yeah,’ and maybe it’s something else but Tim Clark is working tirelessly to reintroduce the Sanctioning Body and simultaneously remind the world what its sporting values are in an ever-changing landscape.
That was part of a conversation held last week in New York City as part of the Autosport Business Exchange that invited leaders of various global motorsports entities ...Keep reading

Charles Leclerc goes quickest in the first practice session at the Mexico City Grand Prix.

Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc went fastest in opening practice for the Mexico Grand Prix, as nine rookies got valuable Formula 1 track time, including an eye-catching outing for Arvid Lindblad at Red Bull.
In a session that was sat out by the likes title contenders Lando Norris and Max Verstappen, as well as seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton, due to teams seeking to fulfil sporting ...Keep reading

McLaren has explained why it still backs its decision to halt development of its 2025 F1 challenger early, leaving the door open for Red Bull to take the upper hand.
McLaren made 2024's best car better with an innovative approach over the off-season, picking up where it left off as F1's dominant team before the summer break. It further enhanced its car with significant upgrades in Canada ...Keep reading

1997 Formula 1 champion Jacques Villeneuve discussed the intra-team battle between McLaren drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, claiming that the recent repercussions are "like two kids being punished in the corner of their room".
After an incident at the start of the Singapore Grand Prix, in which Norris made a lunging move to take third position from Piastri that resulted in contact ...Keep reading

DraftKings Sportsbook now lists Max Verstappen as the public's favourite to win the 2025 Formula 1 drivers' championship.
The Dutchman is now priced at +130, with McLaren's Oscar Piastri following in second at +185 and his team-mate Lando Norris at +200. Mercedes' lead driver George Russell is at a distant +100,000. 
This change comes as Red Bull sees an upturn in performance with the ...Keep reading