Overview
- Charles Leclerc set the fastest FP1 time at 1:18.380 in a session reshaped by mandatory rookie outings, with Pato O’Ward in Lando Norris’s McLaren and Arvid Lindblad in Max Verstappen’s Red Bull.
- Max Verstappen headed FP2 ahead of Leclerc and Mercedes rookie Kimi Antonelli, with Norris fourth and Lewis Hamilton fifth as running returned to more representative conditions.
- Sergio ‘Checo’ Pérez confirmed he will not attend the event and will watch from Guadalajara, with his 2026 F1 return set at Cadillac Racing alongside Valtteri Bottas.
- Championship standings on arrival list Oscar Piastri on 346 points, Lando Norris on 332 and Verstappen on 306, keeping McLaren in front in the constructors’ race.
- Alpine’s Franco Colapinto finished ninth in FP1 and 18th in FP2, outperforming teammates in sessions that feed ongoing internal evaluations for a 2026 seat without an announced renewal.