Max Verstappen experienced a rare spin at Turn 7 but avoided significant damage.
The concluded with Carlos Sainz leading a Ferrari 1-2 finish at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez. Sainz set the session's fastest time of 1:20.707 , narrowly edging out teammate Charles Leclerc by 0.046 seconds. FP1 Top 10 Results Carlos Sainz Charles Leclerc Sergio Pérez Max Verstappen Lewis Hamilton Fernando Alonso Valtteri Bottas Alfa Romeo Lando Norris Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri Sebastian Vettel Aston Martin Session Highlights
The session ended prematurely with a after Liam Lawson's AlphaTauri stopped on track with a brake fire in the stadium section. Max Verstappen experienced a rare spin at Turn
Zhou Guanyu faced technical issues, stopping at the end of the pit lane with a gearbox failure.
: Five rookie drivers participated in the session to fulfill mandatory testing requirements: Liam Lawson (AlphaTauri): Fastest of the rookies in P16. Logan Sargeant (Williams): Finished P17. Nyck de Vries (Mercedes): Finished P18. FP1 Top 10 Results Carlos Sainz Charles Leclerc
(Alpine): Debuted in an official F1 session, finishing P19. Pietro Fittipaldi (Haas): Finished P20. Reliability & Incidents :
Official live streaming and on-demand replays of past sessions are available via F1 TV , while UK viewers can access coverage through Sky Sports F1. Stream Formula 1 live | F1 TV Stream Formula 1 live | F1 TV. LIVE: F1 2022 Mexican Grand Prix Free Practice 1 Logan Sargeant (Williams): Finished P17
Pietro Fittipaldi also triggered an earlier red flag due to a power unit failure.