Watch the official highlights from the opening session at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez: FP1 Highlights: 2022 Mexico City Grand Prix F1• Oct 28, 2022 FP1 Standings and Key Results
The top six drivers finished within a remarkably tight margin of less than two-tenths of a second. Interestingly, both Red Bull drivers, Sergio Pérez and Max Verstappen , recorded identical lap times to the thousandth of a second. Carlos Sainz Charles Leclerc Sergio Pérez Max Verstappen Lewis Hamilton Fernando Alonso Session Highlights and Drama Watch the official highlights from the opening session
Five rookies participated, with Liam Lawson (AlphaTauri) leading the group in P16, followed by Logan Sargeant (Williams), Nyck de Vries (Mercedes), Jack Doohan (Alpine), and Pietro Fittipaldi (Haas). The session saw two red flags caused by
The session saw two red flags caused by mechanical failures for rookie drivers. Pietro Fittipaldi ’s Haas suffered a power unit failure, and Liam Lawson ’s AlphaTauri also ground to a halt, ending the session five minutes early. which reduces downforce by roughly 20%.
Drivers grappled with the unique high-altitude conditions of the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez , which reduces downforce by roughly 20%.