Max Verstappen is riding those kerbs hard!
— Formula 1 (@F1) October 28, 2022
The World Champion is currently P2 in the timesheets, only 0.049s faster than his team mate #MexicoGP#F1pic.twitter.com/lHfXlbQDiP
A busy start to to the session already but still no times from Vettel, Stroll, Magnussen and Albon.
Sainz is quickest with a 1m21.943s, 0.2s ahead of Gasly. Verstappen is 0.292s off in third.
Otherwise, everyone else will be out on test tyres.
So the following drivers will be allowed to run 2022 tyres as they missed FP1: Albon, Magnussen, Russell, Ocon and Tsunoda.
We're just under 10 minutes away from FP2.
Good news! It will be another tyre test.
Sainz fastest ahead of Leclerc, Perez, Verstappen, Hamilton and Alonso.
Red flag - Lawson has stopped on track.
"Unfortunately, Jack’s FP1 has come to an early finish. The team has stopped as a precaution as a result of seeing anomalies in its PU data."
Ricciardo goes 11th now - his brake issue looks to be fixed.
Hamilton goes fifth on the softs, a tenth off Sainz.
Guenther Steiner confirms Haas will likely have to put a fresh engine in Kevin Magnussen's car after Pietro Fittipaldi came to a halt.
The session is back underway!
Max spins in the twits and turns of the final sector
— Formula 1 (@F1) October 28, 2022
He almost catches the slide, but ends up facing the wrong way#MexicoGP#F1pic.twitter.com/tcnDZjKPjz
Sainz, Leclerc, Perez, Verstappen, Alonso, Bottas, Norris, Gasly, Vettel and Zhou.
Fittipaldi has stopped out on track with 23 minutes to go.
Sainz goes quickest with a 1m20.707s, less than a tenth ahead of Leclerc.
Perez, Verstappen and Alonso complete the top five.
"It's unbelievable. I couldn't correct it. So little grip."
Alonso is the latest driver to go second. 0.149s off Leclerc.
A big spin for Verstappen in the middle sector at Turn 11.
No damage to his car - just some damaged tyres, probably.
Norris goes second in the McLaren, 0.3s off.
Also news from McLaren - they are investigating a brake issue for Ricciardo.
Bottas slots into second now, 0.4s off Leclerc, who has also improved.
Rookie outings in Mexico
— Formula 1 (@F1) October 28, 2022
Pietro Fittipaldi, Nyck de Vries, Jack Doohan, Liam Lawson and Logan Sargeant are all out on track in first practice#MexicoGP#F1pic.twitter.com/KIfL3aYK42