MEXICAN GP - FREE PRACTICE #1 - RE-CAP & TIMES
Max Verstappen topped the time-sheets in the first practice session of the Mexican GP weekend.
The young Dutch driver set a fastest time of 1:16.656, ahead of his Australian team-mate, Ricciardo, who set a 1:17.139.
In a twist of results, Mercedes, nor Ferrari were next on the list. Instead it was the Renault duo with Carlos Sainz taking the third spot with a 1:17.926.
Hulkenberg was fourth with a 1:18.028, ahead of Lewis Hamilton who completed the top 5 with a 1:18.075.
Antonio Giovinazzi, who will have a full-time race seat in 2019 with Sauber, stepped into the drivers seat in place of Leclerc for the session. The Italian driver set a 1:19.34, putting him in 12th, just 2 spaces ahead of Ericsson in the other Sauber.
Lando Norris took part in the session as well, replacing Fernando Alonso for the hour and a half. The young F2 driver was 15th fastest with a 1:19.646.
Also competing in the session was Nicholas Latifi, current DAMS driver in F2. He replaced Esteban Ocon and finished in 10th with a 1:19.078, just ahead of home town hero, Sergio Perez, who was 11th with a 1:19.124.
The only driver to not get a decent amount of running was Pierre Gasly, who ended up stuck in the garage while the team switched out his power unit. The Frenchman only managed 2 laps and was unable to set a time.
TIMES:
2. Daniel Ricciardo - 1:17.139 / Red Bull Racing-TAG-Heuer / Australia
3. Carlos Sainz - 1:17.926 / Renault-Renault / Spain
4. Nico Hulkenberg - 1:18.028 / Renault-Renault / Germany
5. Lewis Hamilton - 1:18.075 / Mercedes-Mercedes / Great Britain
6. Valtteri Bottas - 1:18.322 / Mercedes-Mercedes / Finland
7. Sebastian Vettel - 1:18.746 / Ferrari-Ferrari / Germany
8. Kimi Raikkonen - 1:18.936 / Ferrari-Ferrari / Finland
9. Brendon Hartley - 1:19.024 / Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda / New Zealand
10. Nicholas Latifi - 1:19.078 / Racing Point Force India-Mercedes / Canada*
11. Sergio Perez - 1:19.124 / Racing Point Force India-Mercedes / Mexico
12. Antonio Giovinazzi - 1:19.134 / Sauber-Ferrari / Italy*
13. Romain Grosjean - 1:19.276 / Haas-Ferrari / France
14. Marcus Ericsson - 1:19.312 / Sauber-Ferrari / Sweden
15. Lando Norris - 1:19.646 / McLaren-Renault / Great Britain*
16. Stoffel Vandoorne - 1:19.716 / McLaren-Renault / Belgium
17. Kevin Magnussen - 1:19.853 / Haas-Ferrari / Denmark
18. Sergey Sirotkin - 1:19.899 / Williams-Mercedes / Russia
19. Lance Stroll - 1:20.142 / Williams-Mercedes / Canada
20. Pierre Gasly - NO TIME SET / Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda / France
* - Participating in FP1 only
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