Everything’s set for the first practice session of the Mexican GP — follow it live with GPblog! After an eventful Austin weekend that once again saw Max Verstappen come out on top, Formula 1 now heads to Mexico for Round 20 of the season — the fifth-to-last stop on the 2025 calendar.

Lando Norris set the pace in final practice at the Mexico City Grand Prix while team-mate and title rival Oscar Piastri continued to look uncomfortable.

Nine rookie drivers are gearing up for FP1 at the Mexican Grand Prix, as every team, bar Sauber, confirms their line-ups for the session. Under current F1 regulations, each team must field a rookie driver in two FP1 sessions per car – doubling last season’s requirement of just one.

Charles Leclerc set the pace for Ferrari in a first practice session for the Mexico City Grand Prix featuring nine rookie drivers, with Max Verstappen, Lando Norris and Lewis Hamilton among the big na...