{"id":949571,"date":"2026-10-28T16:20:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T16:20:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/949571\/"},"modified":"2026-10-28T16:20:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T16:20:11","slug":"max-verstappen-sits-out-for-red-bull-in-mexico-gp-fp1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/949571\/","title":{"rendered":"Max Verstappen sits out for Red Bull in Mexico GP FP1"},"content":{"rendered":"

Max Verstappen<\/a> will step aside during first practice at the Mexico City Grand Prix as Red Bull continues to complete its quota of rookie runs in FP1 sessions.<\/p>\n

Teams are required to give rookies – designated as drivers to have raced in two or fewer races – at least four opportunities to run during practice sessions across the season, with that quota split between two watching briefs per race-contracted driver.<\/p>\n

Four-time world champion Verstappen will be replaced at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez by Ayumu Iwasa, who has already made three FP1 appearances this term.<\/p>\n

The Japanese driver drove the RB22 at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya and Monza, while he stepped into the Racing Bulls<\/a> car in Austria.<\/p>\n

It will mark Iwasa’s eighth FP1 outing in total, with this being his second run in Mexico following his appearance for Racing Bulls last year.<\/p>\n

\"Ayumu <\/p>\n

Ayumu Iwasa, Red Bull Racing garage.<\/p>\n

Photo by: Mark Thompson \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n

Verstappen and Red Bull have enjoyed a resurgence of late, securing wins at Sepang and Singapore before picking up another podium at last weekend’s United States Grand Prix.<\/p>\n

But that hasn’t meant that the Milton Keynes-based squad has found answers to all of its problems, with poor race starts and radio issues continuing to plague the Dutchman and team-mate Isack Hadjar<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Rookies take over in Mexico<\/p>\n

Iwasa’s involvement follows on from a spate of announcements regarding rookies running in FP1 in Mexico.<\/p>\n

George Russell<\/a> will sit out to allow Fred Vesti to drive the Mercedes<\/a> on a weekend where the Briton could see team-mate Kimi Antonelli become F1’s youngest world champion.<\/p>\n

Gabriele Mini and Freddie Slater make their F1 bows for Alpine<\/a> and Audi<\/a>, while Haas gives reserve Ryo Hirakawa a run out.<\/p>\n

Luke Browning also returns to the cockpit of an F1 car for Williams<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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