F1 Mexico City Grand Prix: Sainz leads Ferrari 1-2 as Verstappen spins in first practice

The time for F1 cost cap talk was over for 60 miඣnutes as the first session of running at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez got underway.
The low grip track conditions caught out a number of drivers, including two-time world champion Versta⛦ppen.
Verstappen was struggling with tyre grip in the mid💧dle part of th💎e lap while running on the softs, losing control of his Red Bull and spinning at Turn 11.
He complained o꧃ver team radio afterwards: "It𒈔's unbelievable. I couldn't correct it. So little grip."
Verstappen could only manage the fourth-fastest time, slotting in behind Sainz, 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Charles Leclerc and 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Sergio Perez.
It was tight at the top with just under 0.2s separating Sainz and 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Fernando Alonso in sixth.

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Lewis Hamilton was one of the last driverꦬs to set a lap on the softs, ending the session P5 overall.
168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Valtteri Bottas was just behind Alonso in seventh,𓂃 while Lando Norris, Pierre Gasly and Sebastian Vettel rounded out the top 10.
Daniel Ricciardo was 11th overall after spending much of 💞the 💯session in the garage with a brake issue.
Next up was Zhou Guanyu, Lance Stroll, Mick Schumacher and Nichoཧlas Latifi.
Liam Lawson was 1♛6th, replacing Yuki Tsunoda for this session.
Lawson caused the second of two red fl꧂ags, forcing the session to end early.

Logan Sargeant (in for Alex Albon) was 17th overall ahead of Nyck de Vries (replacing 🧔George 🔯Russell).
J🦄ack Doohan’s session was cut short due to “anomalies in its PU data.” - ending the day 19th.
Pietro Fittipaldi completed the order but a power unit issue halted his session early on🐷.

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