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Check out the full list of young drivers stepping in for FP1 at the Mexican Grand Prix in Mexico City.
A number of drivers, including Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton, are scheduled to miss Free Practice 1 of the Mexican Grand Prix. According to F1’s regulations, each driver needs to give up his car twice during FP1 sessions, totaling four times, marking the first session some drivers will be absent.
Lewis Hamilton has not relinquished his Ferrari all season, but Antonio Fuoco, a long-time Ferrari affiliate, will finally make his competitive F1 debut. In other changes, F2 protege Arvid Lindblad replaces Verstappen at Red Bull, while IndyCar star Pato O’Ward will take Lando Norris’s McLaren.
As a result of these changes, Oscar Piastri, the teammate and title rival, will have to sit out FP1 at the potentially title-deciding Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Among the remaining four races after Mexico, two are sprints with only one practice session, with Piastri not participating in Nevada’s race.
For the other events in Las Vegas and Abu Dhabi, Piastri will still not be stepping out. You can find the complete list of FP1 drivers for the 2025 Mexican GP below!
