P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Liam Lawson will miss the opening practice session of the weekend in Mexico City this weekend.
Liam Lawson will not participate in the opening free practice session in Mexico City this weekend, as Racing Bulls is giving the opportunity to rookie driver Ayumu Iwasa. This marks Iwasa’s fourth FP1 appearance of his career. All teams are required to provide four FP1 sessions to rookie drivers this year, with Mexico hosting the first non-full-time driver at Racing Bulls this season. Lawson is expected to be replaced again in Abu Dhabi, another key spot for rookies to gain practice experience. Sauber is the only team not fielding a rookie driver for FP1 in Mexico. Other drivers set to participate in the session include Pato O’Ward for McLaren, Arvid Lindlad for Red Bull, Antonio Fuoco for Ferrari, Frederik Vesti for Mercedes, Jak Crawford for Aston Martin, Ryo Hirakawa for Haas, Luke Browning for Williams, and Paul Aron for Alpine.
