Ferrari’s Leclerc fastest in both Mexico practice sessions
What happened
Ferrari's Charles Leclerc topped both Friday practice sessions at the Mexico City Grand Prix, where Kimi Antonelli can clinch the world title on Sunday.
Leclerc set a best lap of 1:17.827 in the second session, with McLaren's Lando Norris 0.103 seconds behind and Mercedes' George Russell third.
The 20-year-old leads Russell by 123 points and needs a ninth place on Sunday to become Formula One's youngest champion.
Russell must win in Mexico to stay in the title race with four rounds left.
Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton stopped on track with 30 minutes left, which brought out a virtual safety car; Hamilton said he lost all power.
“I lost all power”
CNA
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- 2026-10-30 17:00 UTCSky Sports · skysports.com ↗
- 2026-10-30 20:00 UTCGuardian · theguardian.com ↗
- 2026-10-30 20:28 UTCCNA · channelnewsasia.com ↗
- 2026-10-30 23:28 UTCANSA · ansa.it ↗
- 2026-10-31 00:05 UTCDer Standard · derstandard.at ↗
- 2026-10-31 14:46 UTCCyprus Mail same text as CNA · cyprus-mail.com ↗
- 2026-10-31 15:05 UTCBBC · bbc.co.uk ↗
- 2026-10-31 19:02 UTCTimesLIVE via Reuters · timeslive.co.za ↗
- 2026-10-31 23:23 UTCABC · abc.net.au ↗
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