Stroll and Tsunoda to start at back of grid due to power unit penalties
Lance Stroll and Yuki Tsunoda will start the Mexico City Grand Prix from the back row of the grid after exceeding their maximum allocation of power unit parts.
Bottas sets the pace in Mexico, Hamilton and Raikkonen under investigation
Valtteri Bottas led a Mercedes one-two in the first practice session for the Mexico City Grand Prix, followed by the two Red Bull drivers.
Mexican GP
Practice Session 1
Pos No Driver Car Best lap Gap Laps
1 77 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 1:18.341s - 28
2 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:18.417s 0.076s 24
3 33 Max Verstappen Red Bull-Honda 1:18.464s 0.123s 28
4 11 Sergio Perez Red Bull-Honda 1:18.610s 0.269s 20
5 10 Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri-Honda 1:18.985s 0.644s 23
6 55 Carlos Sainz Jnr Ferrari 1:19.463s 1.122s 26
7 14 Fernando Alonso Alpine-Renault 1:19.656s 1.315s 26
8 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1:19.667s 1.326s 20
9 31 Esteban Ocon Alpine-Renault 1:19.759s 1.418s 20
10 5 Sebastian Vettel Aston Martin-Mercedes 1:19.858s 1.517s 27
11 22 Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri-Honda 1:20.011s 1.670s 30
12 7 Kimi Raikkonen Alfa Romeo-Ferrari 1:20.026s 1.685s 26
13 18 Lance Stroll Aston Martin-Mercedes 1:20.030s 1.689s 27
14 3 Daniel Ricciardo McLaren-Mercedes 1:20.273s 1.932s 25
15 4 Lando Norris McLaren-Mercedes 1:20.301s 1.960s 26
16 99 Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo-Ferrari 1:20.344s 2.003s 27
17 63 George Russell Williams-Mercedes 1:20.517s 2.176s 23
18 6 Nicholas Latifi Williams-Mercedes 1:21.580s 3.239s 23
19 47 Mick Schumacher Haas-Ferrari 1:22.144s 3.803s 27
20 9 Nikita Mazepin Haas-Ferrari 1:22.819s 4.478s 24
Hamilton and Raikkonen reprimanded for track limits violations
Lewis Hamilton and Kimi Raikkonen have been reprimanded for their track limits violations in the first practice session.
Horner expects âmore team ordersâ and is prepared to tell Perez to give up home win
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner says team orders are likely to play an increasingly significant role in the final stages of the world championship fight.
Horner âdisappointedâ Wolff suggested title rivals would deliberately collide
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner reacted with disappointment to comments made by his opposite number Toto Wolff about the potential for another collision between their title-contending drivers.
Verstappen comfortably ahead of Mercedes pair in second practice
Max Verstappen led the second practice session for the Mexico City Grand Prix ahead of the morningâs pace-setter Valtteri Bottas.
Mexican GP
Practice Session 2
Pos No Driver Car Best lap Gap Laps
1 33 Max Verstappen Red Bull-Honda 1:17.301s - 28
2 77 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 1:17.725s 0.424s 31
3 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:17.810s 0.509s 26
4 11 Sergio Perez Red Bull-Honda 1:17.871s 0.570s 26
5 55 Carlos Sainz Jnr Ferrari 1:18.318s 1.017s 29
6 10 Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri-Honda 1:18.429s 1.128s 29
7 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1:18.605s 1.304s 28
8 22 Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri-Honda 1:18.644s 1.343s 31
9 5 Sebastian Vettel Aston Martin-Mercedes 1:18.681s 1.380s 32
10 14 Fernando Alonso Alpine-Renault 1:18.732s 1.431s 27
11 7 Kimi Raikkonen Alfa Romeo-Ferrari 1:18.841s 1.540s 25
12 4 Lando Norris McLaren-Mercedes 1:18.979s 1.678s 27
13 99 Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo-Ferrari 1:19.227s 1.926s 31
14 31 Esteban Ocon Alpine-Renault 1:19.431s 2.130s 37
15 3 Daniel Ricciardo McLaren-Mercedes 1:19.521s 2.220s 7
16 47 Mick Schumacher Haas-Ferrari 1:19.620s 2.319s 30
17 18 Lance Stroll Aston Martin-Mercedes 1:19.730s 2.429s 36
18 6 Nicholas Latifi Williams-Mercedes 1:20.820s 3.519s 17
19 9 Nikita Mazepin Haas-Ferrari 1:21.581s 4.280s 28
20 63 George Russell Williams-Mercedes - - 2
Red Bull âdefinitely too quickâ for Mercedes in Mexico, says Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton said Red Bull are âdefinitely too quick for usâ after the first day of practice for the Mexico City Grand Prix.
Mexico City âprobably the weakest of all tracksâ for Mercedes
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff says Mercedes face a difficult weekend at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez as it is one of the worst tracks for their car.
Track limits rule removed at corner where Mazepin incurred reprimand
The track limits guidance which had been put in place for turn eight at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez has been revised after Nikita Mazepin fell foul of it during Friday practice.
Chinese Grand Prix contract extended to 2025
Formula 1 has announced a new deal to keep the Chinese Grand Prix on the calendar until at least 2025.
Aston Martin target Fallows start date before 2022 season begins
Aston Martin intends to bring its new head of aerodynamics, Dan Fallows, into the team before the beginning of next season.