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Norris edges Antonelli by 0.001 seconds in Mexico City practice
Lando Norris was fastest in final practice for the Mexico City Grand Prix, a Formula One race weekend in Mexico City.
He set a lap of 1 minute 17.600 seconds in the session’s closing 90 seconds.
Norris beat Kimi Antonelli by just 0.001 seconds, with the Mercedes driver second.
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc was third, and Norris’s McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri was fourth; the top four were separated by less than two tenths of a second.
The close times point to a competitive qualifying session, though this practice result does not decide the starting order.
Qualifying is the next session, and teams used practice to prepare their cars and manage their remaining tyres.
Lando Norris set the fastest time in final practice for the Mexico City Grand Prix, beating Kimi Antonelli by 0.001 seconds.
Norris recorded a lap of 1 minute, 17.600 seconds at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez.
Antonelli was second, with Charles Leclerc third and Oscar Piastri fourth.
Max Verstappen finished fifth, while Lewis Hamilton was sixth.
Sergio Perez did not record a lap after Cadillac decided to make a precautionary engine change before qualifying.
- Who
- Lando Norris topped the session, ahead of Kimi Antonelli and Charles Leclerc.
- What
- Norris was fastest in the final practice session for the Mexico City Grand Prix.
- When
- October 31, 2026.
- Where
- The Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City.
- Why
- The drivers were preparing for qualifying for the Mexico City Grand Prix.
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Leclerc set the pace in both practice sessions, according to ESPN.
Antonelli established the early pace as drivers began running on medium tyres.
Norris set a 1m17.600s lap to beat Antonelli by 0.001 seconds.
Cadillac announced a precautionary engine change for Perez, who did not set a lap in final practice.
- Norris's time
- 1m17.600s
- Norris's margin over Antonelli
- 0.001 seconds
- Third place
- Charles Leclerc, 0.117 seconds behind Norris
- Perez's session
- Did not record a lap time
- Hirakawa's position
- 19th
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