What are the start times this weekend in Mexico City?Free practice 3: 6:30 pmQualifying: 10pm
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Kieran Jackson25 October 2025 00:14
On Lindblad: “All the teams lost GPS for a bit for the session. We left Arvid on the lowish fuel, not to give him complications. He did a very good job, it’s hard to jump in, the pace is there.”
On upgrades: “We have a couple of things, new bits, there’s some tweaking here for car cooling and brakes.”
On title fight: “We still take it race by race, an unbelievable weekend in Austin, it’s very difficult to win races, Max did a mega weekend, it gives a further incentive to all of us. We don’t look at the championship, we look at it session by session.”
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Kieran Jackson25 October 2025 14:00
Lando Norris on ‘good position’ in world championship
“I’m in a good position. I’m second. Probably prefer being first but I’m also in second with nothing to lose,” Norris said in Mexico.
“I’m in a comfortable place. I’m also not a guy who believes in momentum. Every weekend is so different.
“I’ve just been performing well recently and I’ll continue that. Same as Max has been doing very well recently.”
Lando Norris (PA Wire)
Kieran Jackson25 October 2025 13:00
1997 F1 world champion Jacques Villeneuve on McLaren ‘pressure’
“Both McLaren drivers are under pressure actually and neither has reacted super well to pressure,” he said, in association with Vision4Sport.
“Piastri has got quite a decent lead, but as we have seen in the last few races, the pressure has really got to him for some reason.
“But Lando did not profit from it as much as he could and should have. He didn’t make the most of the situation.
“But the problem is that Verstappen is getting closer and closer and Verstappen is the one that you don’t want bearing down on you. You don’t want him breathing down your neck, hot on your heels.”
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Kieran Jackson25 October 2025 12:00
Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, Mexico City – 24-26 October
ROUND 21 – BRAZIL (sprint weekend)
Interlagos Circuit, Sao Paulo – 7-9 November
Las Vegas Street Circuit – 20-22 November
ROUND 23 – QATAR (sprint weekend)
Lusail International Circuit, Lusail – 28-30 November
Yas Marina Circuit – 5-7 December
Kieran Jackson25 October 2025 11:00
Jacques Villeneuve slams ‘very soft’ McLaren racing rules with Norris and Piastri
Piastri revealed that the McLaren drivers now have a “clean slate” until the end of the season, after the team previously suggested Norris faced “repercussions” over their collision in Singapore earlier this month.
Yet Piastri hitting Norris in last week’s sprint in Austin has balanced out the driver preference with five races to go of the 2025 season. Piastri’s lead is 14 points over Norris and 40 points ahead of Red Bull’s Max Verstappen.
Kieran Jackson25 October 2025 10:00
Max Verstappen on ‘positive pressure’ of this year’s title race:
“I just want to try and win races until the end of the season. We had a good run and we also know as a team that it needs to be perfect to have a chance. So, if it works, then great, unbelievable comeback.
“Of course, I’ve won championships very late, very early. Now, this one, of course, is very different because I think for most of the season it was a lot harder for us.
“To be able to still be in this fight is very surprising but I take it. For me, it’s just positive pressure. I’m loving what I’m doing. If the car is competitive, it’s much better to be racing in it than when it’s not.”
Max Verstappen is firmly back in the title picture (Fernando Llano/AP) (AP)
Kieran Jackson25 October 2025 09:00
VIDEO: Verstappen’s celebration at the last race in AustinMax Verstappen reacts after dominant display at United States GP
Kieran Jackson25 October 2025 08:00
Oscar Piastri says Max Verstappen’s world title challenge is a ‘bit of a surprise’
Asked if he believed after Zandvoort that his title fight was only with Norris, Piastri said: “I think probably yes but everyone did. The run of form that he (Verstappen) has had since Monza has been a bit of a surprise.
“There were flashes of that performance early in the season but also pretty big dips. He has come to the fight quicker than I expected.
“The gap has shrunk a bit in the last few races but the focus has always been on going as fast as I can.
“I’d rather have the lead than being in any other spot. There is no benefit for me in worrying about that or focusing on that.”
Oscar Piastri (AP)
Kieran Jackson25 October 2025 07:00
Lando Norris after finishing FP2 in fourth:
“I think we’re in a reasonable place, I got up to speed very quickly, I feel like I found the limit quickly, not that it was a bad day but usually we’re very good on a Friday and everyone catches up on Saturday – we’re already a little bit behind.
“Some work to do tonight. The balance on the car is a bit all over the place.”
Kieran Jackson25 October 2025 01:00