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
Early data analysis suggested a clear battle of strengths between the top teams. Ferrari demonstrated superior performance in high and low-speed corners, while Red Bull maintained a significant top-speed advantage on the long Mexican straights. Red Bull lost the majority of their lap time to Ferrari under braking into Turn 1, indicating potential areas for adjustment before qualifying. LIVE: F1 2022 Mexican Grand Prix Free Practice 1 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). LIVE: F1 2022 Mexican Grand Prix Free Practice
Carlos Sainz set the benchmark with a 1m 20.707s, narrowly edging out teammate Charles Leclerc . The session was particularly notable for a heavy
Sainz Tops the Timesheets: 2022 Mexico City GP FP1 Review The first practice session for the 2022 Mexico City Grand Prix concluded with Ferrari showing strong early pace, as Carlos Sainz led a 1-2 finish for the Scuderia. The session was particularly notable for a heavy presence of young talent, with five rookie drivers taking to the track to fulfill team testing requirements.
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.
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