Formula 1 heads to Mexico City for a weekend where Kimi Antonelli could become the sport's youngest world champion. His dominant victory last time out in Austin means a top nine finish for Antonelli would secure the Drivers' Championship, as would George Russell and Lewis Hamilton failing to win the race. Mercedes also have an opportunity to wrap up the Constructors' Championship but would need to outscore Ferrari by 39 points.
The Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez is 2,200m above sea level, so the air is thin and the power units get seriously tested at altitude. The thin air also creates less downforce, so the teams are forced to run Monaco levels of downforce to have strong corner performance, which is particularly important in the high-speed middle sector and the slow final sector which sees the cars go through an old baseball stadium. Overtaking is very much possible with long straights down to Turn 1 and Turn 4 where we have seen drivers get their elbows out, including Verstappen against Norris in 2024.
Lando Norris won last year's Mexico City Grand Prix but McLaren have faded in form over the last month, with Red Bull and Ferrari proving to be Mercedes' biggest challengers. Max Verstappen has won at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez a record five times but all eyes will be on Antonelli and whether he can win the title in style. Similarly to Austin, it is set to be another dry and hot weekend with no rain on the forecast in Mexico City and temperatures reaching 27C for qualifying and the race.
Thursday October 29 features an 8pm Drivers' Press Conference and 11pm Paddock Uncut. Friday October 30 sees Practice One at 6.30pm, with Practice Two starting at 10pm. Saturday October 31 brings Practice Three and Qualifying at 9pm.
Sunday November 1 features the Grand Prix at 8pm local time. UK viewers can watch live on Sky Sports F1 from Friday practice through to the race day coverage.
Source: Sky Sports Champions League · Summarized by HeadlinesBriefing