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2026-11-02 · Race

Mexico GP stewards: Gasly 30s, Alpine loses all its points

Stewards at the Mexico City Grand Prix handed out time penalties of 5 seconds to Charles Leclerc, 10 seconds each to George Russell, Oscar Piastri, Nico Hulkenberg and Franco Colapinto, and 30 seconds to Pierre Gasly. T...

2026-11-02 · Race

Verstappen wins in Mexico as Antonelli clinches title with third

Max Verstappen won Sunday's Mexico City Grand Prix, holding off Lewis Hamilton by 0.799 seconds. Kimi Antonelli started fourth an...

2026-11-02 · Race

Lawson disqualified from Mexico qualifying, starts race from pit lane

Liam Lawson has been disqualified from Mexican GP qualifying, and with Racing Bulls changing power unit components and suspension...

2026-11-01 · Race

Hamilton takes Mexico pole by 0.009s from Russell

Lewis Hamilton took pole for the Mexico City Grand Prix with a 1m16.514s, his first grand prix pole for Ferrari and the team's fi...

2026-11-01 · News

Mexico qualifying: dry and 27C, with gusts of 17mph the variable

Qualifying for the Mexico City Grand Prix will run in dry, warm and sunny conditions. The variable is wind, not rain: GPFans fore...

2026-11-01 · Race

Norris tops Mexico FP3 by 0.001s from Antonelli

Lando Norris (McLaren) topped final practice for the Mexico City Grand Prix with a 1:17.600, just 0.001s clear of Kimi Antonelli ...

2026-11-01 · Drivers & Teams

Haas drops Ocon for Hirakawa, who makes his F1 race debut in Mexico

Haas has pulled Esteban Ocon from the Mexico City Grand Prix weekend and put reserve driver Ryo Hirakawa in his car. Hirakawa wil...

2026-11-01 · Race

Verstappen and Lawson get one-place grid drops for FP2 clash in Mexico

FIA stewards have given Max Verstappen (Red Bull) and Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls) a one-place grid penalty for Sunday's race and o...

2026-10-31 · Race

Leclerc tops Mexico FP2 as Verstappen and Lawson clash and Hamilton loses power

Charles Leclerc topped Friday's second practice session (FP2) for the Mexico City Grand Prix with a 1m17.827s, completing a Frida...

2026-10-31 · Tech & Rules

Bottas takes 50-place grid drop in Mexico after five new PU elements

Cadillac's Valtteri Bottas will take a 50-place grid penalty at this weekend's Mexico City Grand Prix after the team fitted five ...

2026-10-31 · Race

Leclerc leads Mexico FP1 as 10 teams field young drivers

Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) topped first practice for the Mexico City Grand Prix with a 1:18.128, with Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) se...

2026-10-30 · News

Antonelli misses Mexico media day with viral illness, expected back Friday

Kimi Antonelli missed Thursday's media day at the Mexico City Grand Prix with a viral illness. He becomes the youngest world cham...

2026-10-29 · Drivers & Teams

Perez extends Cadillac deal to at least 2029 despite a pointless debut year

Cadillac announced on Wednesday 28 October that it has extended Sergio Perez's contract to at least 2029. The newest team on the ...

2026-10-29 · Race

Mexico FP1: Russell, Norris and five more drivers give up their seats

Several leading drivers will again climb out of their cars for first practice (FP1) at the Mexico City Grand Prix. Mercedes' Geor...

2026-10-29 · Race

Antonelli can clinch the title in Mexico with a top-nine finish

Kimi Antonelli will be crowned world champion at this Sunday's Mexico City GP (1 November) if he finishes in the top nine, whatev...

2026-10-27 · Rumours

[Rumour] Bridgestone eyes F1 tyre return, 2029 at earliest

Bridgestone is working on a return as Formula 1's tyre supplier for the first time since 2010, RacingNews365 reported on Monday 2...

2026-10-26 · Race

Antonelli wins US GP but title decider moves to Mexico

Kimi Antonelli won the United States Grand Prix from pole at the Circuit of The Americas in Austin. It was his ninth win of 2026,...

2026-10-25 · Race

Antonelli takes Austin pole, 0.179s ahead of Verstappen

Kimi Antonelli took pole position for the United States Grand Prix with a 1:34.035 at the Circuit of the Americas, 0.179s clear o...

2026-10-25 · Race

Austin qualifying set to be dry, but Sunday rain chance split 0% to 20%

Qualifying for the United States Grand Prix starts at 4pm local time on Saturday, with temperatures around 31C and no rain foreca...

2026-10-24 · Race

Austin power-unit penalties: Bortoleto drops 20 places, Colapinto 10

FIA stewards handed three drivers grid drops in Austin on Friday for exceeding their power-unit component allowances: Audi's Gabr...