A spin on Max Verstappen’s best lap in opening practice likely prevented him topping the times during a tricky first day of running in Mexico.
Grand Prix of Mexico articles archive
Teams’ updates for Mexican Grand Prix focus on cooling improvements
2022 Mexican Grand Prix
Posted onSeven of the 10 F1 teams have brought updates for this weekend’s Mexican Grand Prix, mostly targeted at managing the high temperatures encountered at the track.
Russell targets podium after encouraging Friday for Mercedes
2022 Mexican Grand Prix
Posted onGeorge Russell is targeting a podium finish for Mercedes this weekend after the team enjoyed one of its strongest Friday performances of the season so far.
Red Bull’s budget cap penalty “clearly doesn’t fit the breach” – McLaren
2022 Mexican Grand Prix
Posted onRed Bull deserves a tougher punishment for their cost cap breach, says McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl, who ignored Christian Horner’s “fairy-tale hour” explanation.
Leclerc crashes, Russell fastest in second practice dedicated to tyre testing
2022 Mexican Grand Prix second practice
Posted onCharles Leclerc crashed out of second practice for the Mexican Grand Prix as George Russell went quickest in a session dedicated to tyre testing.
2022 Mexican Grand Prix practice in pictures
F1 Pictures
Posted onPictures from the first day of practice for the 2022 Mexican Grand Prix at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez.
Make your 2022 Mexican Grand Prix predictions
RaceFans Predictions Championship
Posted onWho’s going to come out on top in Mexico? Enter your predictions to win some great Formula 1 prizes this weekend.
Steiner says race director gave Haas wrong deadline for United States GP protests
2022 Mexican Grand Prix
Posted onThe race director misinformed Haas about when their United States GP protest needed to be received, said team principal Guenther Steiner.
Live: 2022 Mexican Grand Prix second practice
RaceFans Live
Posted onFollow the 2022 Mexican Grand Prix second practice session on RaceFans Live.
Penalty and “reputational damage” will deter others from breaching cap – Wolff
2022 Mexican Grand Prix
Posted onMercedes team principal Toto Wolff does not believe teams will be tempted to exceed F1’s budget cap to gain an advantage due to the “reputational damage” caused by being in breach.
Red Bull explains how budget cap breach happened and why it accepted penalty
2022 Mexican Grand Prix
Posted onRed Bull team principal Christian Horner has explained how its team came to exceed the Formula 1 budget cap in 2021.
Sainz quickest as technical trouble hits rookies in first practice
2022 Mexican Grand Prix first practice
Posted onCarlos Sainz Jnr put Ferrari fastest at the end of the first practice session for the Mexican Grand Prix as mechanical problems affected many in the field.
Live: 2022 Mexican Grand Prix first practice
RaceFans Live
Posted onFollow the 2022 Mexican Grand Prix first practice session on RaceFans Live.
Red Bull gained ‘zero benefit’ from cost cap breach and penalty is ‘draconian’ – Horner
2022 Mexican Grand Prix
Posted onRed Bull team principal Christian Horner insists their penalty for exceeding the 2021 budget is not “insignificant”.
Perez knows he needs ‘perfect weekend’ to beat Verstappen for home win
2022 Mexican Grand Prix
Posted onSergio Perez says he knows he will need to be “perfect” this weekend in order to beat team mate Max Verstappen and win his home grand prix in Mexico.
FIA to review use of black-and-orange flag after Haas protests
2022 Mexican Grand Prix
Posted onThe FIA is to re-examine in what circumstances the black-and-orange flag should be used in the wake of the protests brought by Haas following the United States Grand Prix.
Sauber need early support from Audi to make 2026 F1 debut a success – Bottas
2022 Mexican Grand Prix
Posted onValtteri Bottas sees “big potential” from the recently-announced tie-up between Audi and Sauber, which will begin in 2026.
Alonso regains seventh place in US GP as stewards cancel his penalty
2022 Mexican Grand Prix
Posted onFernando Alonso’s United States Grand Prix has been cancelled after his team successfully petitioned the stewards to review their decision.
Vettel pays tribute to “great inspiration” Mateschitz with Red Bull helmet
2022 Mexican Grand Prix
Posted onSebastian Vettel will pay tribute to late Red Bull founder Dietrich Mateschitz by reviving one of his old helmet designs for this weekend’s Mexican Grand Prix.
F1 drivers differ over tyre warmer ban some expect will cause “a lot of crashes”
2022 Mexican Grand Prix
Posted onFormula 1’s plan to ban teams from using tyre warmers has prompted warnings of “dangerous” incidents from some drivers, while others believe it could work.