The session set the stage for a competitive weekend, though Max Verstappen would eventually go on to secure pole position and the race victory later in the event.
Ferrari secured a 1-2 finish in the opening hour at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez. Carlos Sainz set the benchmark with a 1m 20.707s, narrowly beating teammate Charles Leclerc by just 0.046s. The session set the stage for a competitive
: Local hero Sergio Perez tied for third with Max Verstappen , both finishing about 0.120s behind Sainz . Dietrich Mateschitz .
: Mercedes ran a memorial on their cars for Anthony Lane, a mechanical engineer who recently passed away. Sebastian Vettel also wore a special helmet featuring Red Bull insignia in honor of the team's co-founder, Dietrich Mateschitz . The session set the stage for a competitive