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F1: Session Report 2024 Mexico City Grand Prix - Friday
Mixed Friday in Mexico
The team opened the second race weekend of the triple-header with Kimi Antonelli fulfilling the second rookie session of the season, driving Lewis' car in FP1.
He completed a condensed programme in a twice red flagged hour, whilst George topped the times with a strong lap on the Soft compound.
FP2 was elongated to 90 minutes to accommodate Pirelli tyre testing of prototype 2025 compounds.
Teams were mandated tyres, fuel loads, and run plans by the tyre manufacturer with set-up changes not allowed.
Those drivers who didn't run in FP1 were also given an additional Medium tyre to use.
George's session unfortunately came to an early end with a heavy crash at turn eight.
Lewis meanwhile completed his Pirelli programme and was able to run the Medium tyre for one push lap at the end of the 90 minutes.
Driver
FP1
FP2
George Russell
24 Laps
1:17.998
P1
Hard, Soft, Hard
4 Laps
1:19.041
P18
Proto
Lewis Hamilton
36 Laps
1:18.279
P7
Base, Proto, Medium
Kimi Antonelli
19 Laps
1:19.200
P12
Hard, Soft
George Russell It was a big hit, and I felt a bit winded initially. I'm OK but unfortunately the car wasn't. I am not sure what happened. I turned into the corner, trying to cut the line similarly to how I did in FP1. I'm not sure whether it was the kerb or the car bottoming out but it bounced a little and, before I had a chance to catch it, I was already in the wall. There is a lot of work on for the team in the garage overnight now, unfortunately. It does feel like it is one thing after another at the moment. It is frustrating as we were strong in FP1 and topped the times. We lost out on a lot of laps in FP2 so FP3 will be important for us to get the car in a good place ahead of Qualifying and Sunday's race. Lewis Hamilton It was great to see Kimi do a really solid job for the team in FP1. It's been enjoyable working with and supporting him ahead of the session and the programme he carried out set us up well for the afternoon. It's not always easy to get straight up to speed having missed that opening practice but I got a good feeling from the car in FP2. With the tyre test, we couldn't change anything on the car during the session. The red flag following George's crash almost meant we lost a decent chunk of running time. Nevertheless, I feel like we got a lot of good information to work through and utilise this evening as we look to make improvements for the rest of the weekend. Kimi Antonelli I wanted to deliver a clean FP1 session for the team today and I was pleased that I was able to do that. It was my first time driving the circuit here, so I stayed very much within the limit and just built my confidence lap-by-lap. Overall, it was a decent hour, and, despite the red flags, we gathered lots of data that will hopefully help the team over the rest of the weekend. I was also able to build my understanding of the W15 too. We ran both the Hard and Soft compound and it was good to get a mixture of consecutive running and single lap work completed. Whilst there aren't any more FP1 sessions for me to take part in this year, I'm looking forward to continuing my programme with previous cars as we build towards 2025. Andrew Shovlin, Trackside Engineering Director FP1 ran smoothly with Kimi doing a solid job as he stepped in for his second rookie session, this time alongside George. We had a busy programme to get through and, despite the interruption of two red flags, were able to complete the majority of it. George meanwhile hit the ground running and felt particularly comfortable on the Soft tyre, topping the times at the end of the hour. With the mandated Pirelli tyre test for FP2, we knew how important getting good FP1 running would be. That became even more true as George was unfortunate to lose the car at turn eight early in the extended FP2 session. It was a hefty shunt; fortunately, he was OK but the car fared less well. It has given us a decent amount of work to do to get the car ready for FP3 and we are already working through that. Lewis enjoyed a happier session and was comfortable with the car, although a bit frustrated that the tyre test meant he had no opportunity to work on the setup
F1: Race Preview 2024 Mexico City Grand Prix - Preview
The second leg of the triple-header takes place at the Autódromo Hermanos RodrÃguez in Mexico City.
Toto Talks Mexico
Fact File: Mexico City Grand Prix
Stat Sheet: Mexico City Grand Prix
Toto Talks Mexico City After a difficult weekend in Austin, we have the opportunity to bounce back immediately in Mexico. Our performance in Texas showed that there is inherent performance in the car. Our challenge is extracting this consistently. That is not the result of one specific challenge, but the interaction of the car across both aero and mechanical factors. We have five more races to work on this before the end of the season. It is important that we do so, not only for our immediate performance but to also set ourselves up well for 2025. With its high altitude, Mexico presents a unique challenge. The power unit has to work harder and, to counteract the thin air, we run at maximum downforce. It will provide another opportunity to evaluate our recent update package. Kimi will also be in the car for his second FP1 session and we look forward to him continuing his development on track. Fact File: Mexico City Grand Prix
The Autódromo Hermanos RodrÃguez is the third-shortest circuit on the 2024 F1 calendar, at just 4.304 km (behind only Zandvoort and Monaco).
The track has the longest run from pole position to the first braking zone of any on the 2024 F1 calendar (767m) and almost 10 seconds of the 1.2-kilometre-long straight are taken at full throttle.
Because of the high altitude and the low air density in Mexico City, the air is incredibly thin (meaning there are less molecules around) and transports less energy away from hot systems like the Power Unit and brakes.
The nature of the circuit means drivers make only 35 gear changes per lap, the lowest number of the season.
The ambient pressure is the lowest of the season by far. At 780mb, the oxygen levels are 78% of what they are at sea level, and this has a big impact on different areas of a Formula One car, such as Power Unit performance and downforce.
Because you can run a Monaco wing level but experience Monza levels of downforce, top speeds in Mexico are some of the highest of the season, where the cars can achieve 346 km/h (or more with a tow). Only Vegas is higher.
The Power Unit is one of the most affected systems on the car by the high altitude, with a decent drop in engine power due to the thin air. The turbocharger makes up for some of the power loss, but has to work much harder than it would in normal conditions.
The team has three wins at the track - two with Lewis (2016 & 2019) and 2015 with Nico. The latter's win came on F1's return to the track for the first time since 1992.
Lewis clinched his fourth (2017) and fifth (2018) World Drivers' Championship at the circuit.
Junior driver and 2025 Mercedes F1 racer Kimi Antonelli will take part in his second FP1 session of the season, as part of F1's rules around rookie drivers competing in FP1. The Italian will drive Lewis Hamilton's Mercedes W15.
·Ya estan en CDMX estos 2 Formula Fords 1600 que se integraran a la parrilla en la ultima fecha del campeonato CLUB VINTAGE FORMULA FORD MEXICO del año el 16-17 de diciembre en el AHR ! Un precioso Lola y un Swift.
¡ BIENVENIDOS !!!
Stat Sheet: Mexico City Grand Prix 2024 Mexico City Grand Prix
Session
Local Time (CST)
Brackley (BST / GMT*)
Stuttgart (CEST / CET*)
Practice 1 (Friday)
12:30 - 13:30
19:30 - 20:30
20:30 - 21:30
Practice 2 (Friday)
16:00 - 17:00
23:00 - 00:00
00:00 - 01:00
Practice 3 (Saturday)
11:30 - 12:30
18:30 - 19:30
19:30 - 20:30
Qualifying (Saturday)
15:00 - 16:00
22:00 - 23:00
23:00 - 00:00
Race (Sunday)
14:00
20:00*
21:00*
Race Records - Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team in Mexico City
Starts
Wins
Podium Places
Poles
Front Row
Fastest Laps
DNF
Mercedes
8
3
10
3
7
5
0
Hamilton
8
2
6
1
3
1
0
Russell
4
0
0
0
1
1
0
MB Power
8
3
11
3
7
5
5
Technical Stats - Season to Date (Pre-season Testing to Present)
