Sainz led a Ferrari 1-2 in opening practice for the MexicanGP, in a session which was interrupted by red flags and which ended early. Full report and results: F1
As Leclerc lapped narrowly adrift, home heroran to third as Max Verstappen's progress was hurt by a rare spin for the newly crowned two-time world champion.
From the busy start, Verstappen ran fastest from the first five minutes as he toured round in 1m23.282s to sit six tenths faster than teammate Perez as Leclerc was forced back to the pits with a suspected left-rear puncture that benched him for 15 minutes.came to split the Red Bulls and sit a little over a second adrift of the champion.investigated a brake issue as Perez replaced his stablemate at the top courtesy of a 1m22.702s effort.
In a bid to make up for lost running, Leclerc headed out on the red-walled tyres somewhat early and became the first driver to lap in the 21s, running to a 1m21.546s to find 0.745s over Verstappen thanks to the quickest second and third sectors of anyone at the time. He lit up the rears to recover from the tank slapper, having shaken his head and complaining of no grip. He elected not to pit and posted a 1m20.827s that moved him to fourth place.Sainz, therefore, could provisionally head the order foras the Spaniard pounded round in 1m20.707s to sit pretty by 0.046s over his Monegasque teammate Leclerc.
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