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P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Mercedes driver George Russell set the pace during the opening practice session for F1’s Mexico City Grand Prix.
In FP1 at Autodromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Russell set a time of 1:17.998s on Soft tyres, leading Sainz by 0.317s. The session saw a clash between Bearman and Albon, causing significant damage to both their cars. The incident led to a 15-minute halt in the session for clean-up and repair. Tsunoda and Verstappen followed in third and fourth, with Hulkenberg fifth. O’Ward substituted for Norris at McLaren, finishing 13th, while Antonelli caused a brief red flag but recovered to 11th. Drugovich practiced for Aston Martin, ending up 18th, and Perez rounded out the top 10 at his home race.
