There will be some unfamiliar faces in this practice session with NINE rookies taking part in first practice.

They are: Arvid Lindblad (Red Bull), Pato O’Ward (McLaren), Antonio Fuoco (Ferrari), Fred Vesti (Mercedes), Luke Browning (Williams), Jak Crawford (Aston Martin), Paul Aron (Alpine), Ayumu Iwasa (Racing Bulls), and Ryo Hirakawa (Haas).

Jack: I know it might seem blasphemous to say the current leader of the championship is out of the running but I really feel it’ll come down to lando or max at this point

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Here's how it looks at the top of the drivers' standings with just five races to go.

After this weekend's race in Mexico there are the Brazilian, Las Vegas, Qatar and Abu Dhabi GPs.

Moatlhodi: Max is not winning the tittle, Piastri will start winning this weekend

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Andrew Benson
BBC F1 correspondent

Lewis Hamilton has warned McLaren's title contenders Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris about Max Verstappen's "cut-throat" character as the three head into the final five races of the season.

Piastri leads the championship by 14 points from Norris, while Verstappen is 40 points off the lead after three wins and a second place in the past four races.

Hamilton, who fought an intense and bitter championship battle with Verstappen in 2021, said: "In that scenario it's challenging, the pressure is high. It is a time when you have to put your blinkers up and block everything from the outside.

"You have to be cut-throat and that is what Max is, he is going to take this from them if they don't do the same.

"You have to dig deep to hold off someone like Max and the car he is in. But also for either of them to come out ahead, consistency is key, and you've seen that from Max in the last few races."

Piastri leads the championship by 14 points from Norris, while Verstappen is 40 points off the lead after three wins and a second place in the past four races.

Hamilton, who fought an intense and bitter championship battle with Verstappen in 2021, said: "In that scenario it's challenging, the pressure is high. It is a time when you have to put your blinkers up and block everything from the outside.

"You have to be cut-throat and that is what Max is, he is going to take this from them if they don't do the same.

"You have to dig deep to hold off someone like Max and the car he is in. But also for either of them to come out ahead, consistency is key, and you've seen that from Max in the last few races."

So the title race is hotting up, who do you think is now the favourite to win it and why?

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Hello! Welcome along to our coverage of practice for the Mexican Grand Prix.

Oscar Piastri has seen 64 points taken off his championship lead over the last four races and the pressure is now firmly on his shoulders.

Will he produce a much-needed strong weekend here? He certainly needs it.

First practice gets under way in just under 30 minutes.

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Just five races ago Oscar Piastri looked to have one hand on the drivers' championship title.

He was 34 points ahead of McLaren team-mate Lando Norris and 104 in front of Max Verstappen.

Now, however the gap is down to just 14 and 40 points respectively.

The pressure in the title race is ramping up.