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Russell fastest in first practice
Bearman and Albon collide and crash heavily
Second session at 23:30 BST
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Russell fastest as Bearman crashes with Albon in Mexicopublished at 21:00 British Summer Time
Andrew Benson
BBC F1 correspondent
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Mercedes’ George Russell set the pace in a first practice session at the Mexico City Grand Prix punctuated by a heavy crash for Williams’ Alex Albon.
Russell was 0.317 seconds quicker than Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz, with RB’s Yuki Tsunoda third from Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, whose session ended early with an engine problem.
Albon tangled with Ferrari young driver Oliver Bearman, driving Charles Leclerc’s car for the session, and spun into the barriers at the Esses.
Albon called Bearman an “idiot” over the team radio after the Williams, on a flying lap, came across the Ferrari on a slow lap on the racing line.
The Ferrari engineers told Bearman over the radio that it was their fault, presumably for not warning him early enough of Albon’s presence. The incident, which forced a 13-minute red flag, will be investigated after the session.
Read the full report here
Back for an extended FP2 at 22:55 BSTpublished at 20:39 British Summer Time
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Two red flags and some annoyed team radio messages. Will the dusty Mexican track offer up better grip levels in the 90-minute second practice session?
Things for us to keep an eye on during the break:
- The investigation into the collision between Alex Albon and Ollie Bearman
- Robert Shwartzman being noted for overtaking under yellow flags
- McLaren's request for a right of review into Lando Norris' penalty in Austin
Let's all go and take a pit stop - try and keep ourselves awake - and come back together at 22:55 BST for FP2.
See you shortly!
And the restpublished at 20:35 British Summer Time
11. Franco Colapinto (Williams)
12. Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes)
13. Pato O'Ward (McLaren)
14. Kevin Magnussen (Haas)
15. Pierre Gasly (Alpine)
16. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin)
17. Alex Albon (Williams)
18. Felipe Drugovich (Aston Martin)
19. Robert Shwartzman (Sauber)
20. Oliver Bearman (Ferrari)
Top 10published at 20:33 British Summer Time
1. George Russell (Mercedes) - 1:17.998
2. Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) +0.317
3. Yuki Tsunoda (RB) +0.701
4. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) +0.841
5. Nico Hulkenberg (Haas) +0.906
6. Oscar Piastri (McLaren) +0.960
7. Esteban Ocon (Alpine) +0.998
8. Valtteri Bottas (Sauber) +1.050
9. Liam Lawson (RB) +1.095
10. Sergio Perez (Red Bull) +1.096
Chequered flagpublished at 20:31 British Summer Time
First practice done in Mexico.
George Russell finishes quickest in his Mercedes with a 1:17.998 on the soft tyre.
Top fivepublished at 20:30 British Summer Time
1. George Russell (Mercedes) - 1:17.998
2. Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) +0.317
3. Yuki Tsunoda (RB) +0.701
4. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) +0.841
5. Nico Hulkenberg (Haas) +0.906
Postpublished at 20:27 British Summer Time
With less than four minutes left of the session, the Red Bull mechanics are helping Max Verstappen get out of the car so they can get to work on diagnosing the issue.
Verstappen heads back to the pitspublished at 20:26 British Summer Time
Max Verstappen has come back to the pits and is now being pushed into the garage. Red Bull team principal Christian Horner is looking over trying to see if the three-time world champion's car is in trouble.
Postpublished at 20:24 British Summer Time
The soft compound has been dumped over at Mercedes for George Russell in favour of running the hards for some race data. His future team-mate, teenager Kimi Antonelli, is starting his first attempt on the C5 rubber.
Meanwhile, Max Verstappen is on the radio to the pit wall to flag that the car is not feeling great. "There's something wrong with the engine, mate," the Dutchman tells his engineer.
Fans chanting for Checopublished at 20:20 British Summer Time
"Checo! Checo!" chant the Mexican fans in the grandstands. Sergio Perez had a miserable time at his home race last year, crashing out at the first corner after making contact with Charles Leclerc's Ferrari. The Red Bull man said yesterday his 2024 season had been "terrible", so can he bounce back from his disappointments at least get closer to his team-mate Max Verstappen?
At the moment, Verstappen is on a 1:18.839, while Perez's best time on the softs is 1:19.094.
McLaren submit review into Norris' penaltypublished at 20:18 British Summer Time
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Should Lando Norris have been given a five-second penalty for for overtaking off track in Austin? The team don't think so.
The battle between himself and Max Verstappen last weekend has caused an avalanche of debate on what constitutes fair racing and how much can you bend the rules to your advantage.
McLaren have submitted a request for a right of review into Norris' penalty, with a hearing to take place in Mexico on Friday.
They will need to demonstrate there is a "significant and relevant new element" for it to progress.
Plenty of drivers had their say on the incident at COTA, which you can read in full here.
Postpublished at 20:15 British Summer Time
Nico Hulkenberg is the final stretch of his time with Haas before he makes the transfer over to Sauber for the 2025 season. The German scored points last weekend in both the sprint and the main race and now sits 10th in the championship, five points clear of Lance Stroll.
Can Hulkenberg collect more prizes this weekend in Mexico? Well, his first laps on the softs has lifted him to fourth on the timesheets with a marker not too far away from the one set by the Red Bull of Max Verstappen.
Russell goes quickest on softspublished at 20:11 British Summer Time
Kevin Magnussen and Pierre Gasly move up to fourth and fifth respectively on their opening soft runs, which quickly turns to seventh and eighth now that the likes of Max Verstappen and Carlos Sainz have crossed the line.
The leader of the pack, however, is George Russell, who hits a 1:17.998 on his first C5 attempt, over half a second fastest than the Ferrari of Sainz.
Postpublished at 20:09 British Summer Time
So, before that drama, Carlos Sainz went quickest in his Ferrari by 0.112 seconds from the Mercedes of George Russell. Alex Albon is currently third on the timesheets, but with teams now fitting the soft tyres, the Williams will now drop down the order. The two Red Bulls of Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez are fourth and fifth.
Track greenpublished at 20:06 British Summer Time
And away we go again.
Shwartzman noted for overtakingpublished at 20:04 British Summer Time
Robert Shwartzman has been noted by the stewards for overtaking under yellow flags. The Sauber driver was on the radio following the crash to say: "Oh my god, I think Bearman did something to someone".
The incident between Ferrari's Bearman and Alex Albon will be investigated after the session for causing a collision.
Postpublished at 20:00 British Summer Time
Now, Alex Albon certainly made his feelings known on the team radio after hitting the barriers, calling young rookie Ollie Berman an "idiot". But I'm not sure there was much the 19-year-old Briton could do in that situation, as Albon was already fighting with the car before his right rear tyre reached the left front of the Ferrari.
Albon and Bearman out of FP1published at 19:57 British Summer Time
Alex Albon has reached the medical car, but Ollie Bearman is waiting for his lift back to the pits.
The Williams suffered a snap of oversteer just as Bearman moved over in the Ferrari to let him through. As Albon wrestled with the car, the pair made contact.
Red flagpublished at 19:53 British Summer Time
This is a big shunt for Alex Albon in the Williams at Turn 10. The Ferrari of Oliver Bearman also looks like it's been hit and is stopped on track. Both drivers are OK, which is good news.
Yellow flagpublished at 19:52 British Summer Time
A Williams is into the barriers.

2024 Mexican Grand Prix

Second Practice

Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, 25 October 2024

Rank	Driver	Number	Team	Fastest Lap	Laps
not available	Max Verstappen	1	Red Bull	not available	not available
not available	Sergio Perez	11	Red Bull	not available	not available
not available	George Russell	63	Mercedes	not available	not available
not available	Lewis Hamilton	44	Mercedes	not available	not available
not available	Charles Leclerc	16	Ferrari	not available	not available
not available	Carlos Sainz Jnr	55	Ferrari	not available	not available
not available	Oscar Piastri	81	McLaren	not available	not available
not available	Lando Norris	4	McLaren	not available	not available
not available	Lance Stroll	18	Aston Martin	not available	not available
not available	Fernando Alonso	14	Aston Martin	not available	not available
not available	Esteban Ocon	31	Alpine	not available	not available
not available	Pierre Gasly	10	Alpine	not available	not available
not available	Alexander Albon	23	Williams	not available	not available
not available	Franco Colapinto	43	Williams	not available	not available
not available	Liam Lawson	30	RB	not available	not available
not available	Yuki Tsunoda	22	RB	not available	not available
not available	Valtteri Bottas	77	Sauber	not available	not available
not available	Zhou Guanyu	24	Sauber	not available	not available
not available	Kevin Magnussen	20	Haas	not available	not available
not available	Nico Hulkenberg	27	Haas	not available	not available

Last updated 25th October 2024 at 22:05

First Practice

Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, 25 October 2024

Rank	Driver	Number	Team	Fastest Lap	Laps
1	George Russell	63	Mercedes	1:17.998	24
2	Carlos Sainz Jnr	55	Ferrari	1:18.315	25
3	Yuki Tsunoda	22	RB	1:18.699	24
4	Max Verstappen	1	Red Bull	1:18.839	14
5	Nico Hulkenberg	27	Haas	1:18.904	18
6	Oscar Piastri	81	McLaren	1:18.958	24
7	Esteban Ocon	31	Alpine	1:18.996	22
8	Valtteri Bottas	77	Sauber	1:19.048	24
9	Liam Lawson	30	RB	1:19.093	26
10	Sergio Perez	11	Red Bull	1:19.094	23
11	Franco Colapinto	43	Williams	1:19.109	21
12	Andrea Kimi Antonelli	12	Mercedes	1:19.200	19
13	Patricio O'Ward	29	McLaren	1:19.295	21
14	Kevin Magnussen	20	Haas	1:19.335	23
15	Pierre Gasly	10	Alpine	1:19.340	20
16	Lance Stroll	18	Aston Martin	1:19.600	18
17	Alexander Albon	23	Williams	1:19.812	7
18	Felipe Drugovich	34	Aston Martin	1:19.819	17
19	Robert Shwartzman	97	Sauber	1:19.988	18
20	Oliver Bearman	38	Ferrari	1:21.256	7

Last updated 25th October 2024 at 20:35

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Summary

Live Reporting

Russell fastest as Bearman crashes with Albon in Mexicopublished at 21:00 British Summer Time

Back for an extended FP2 at 22:55 BSTpublished at 20:39 British Summer Time

And the restpublished at 20:35 British Summer Time

Top 10published at 20:33 British Summer Time

Chequered flagpublished at 20:31 British Summer Time

Top fivepublished at 20:30 British Summer Time

Postpublished at 20:27 British Summer Time

Verstappen heads back to the pitspublished at 20:26 British Summer Time

Postpublished at 20:24 British Summer Time

Fans chanting for Checopublished at 20:20 British Summer Time

McLaren submit review into Norris' penaltypublished at 20:18 British Summer Time

Postpublished at 20:15 British Summer Time

Russell goes quickest on softspublished at 20:11 British Summer Time

Postpublished at 20:09 British Summer Time

Track greenpublished at 20:06 British Summer Time

Shwartzman noted for overtakingpublished at 20:04 British Summer Time

Postpublished at 20:00 British Summer Time

Albon and Bearman out of FP1published at 19:57 British Summer Time

Red flagpublished at 19:53 British Summer Time

Yellow flagpublished at 19:52 British Summer Time

2024 Mexican Grand Prix

Second Practice

First Practice

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