10 rookies set for FP1 outings at Mexico City Grand Prix
Formula 1 teams will field 10 rookie, junior, test and reserve drivers in first practice at the Mexico City Grand Prix. The changes will see 10 full-time drivers step aside for FP1 at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez.
Teams across the Formula 1 grid are set to run 10 rookies in the opening practice session for the Mexico City Grand Prix. The FP1 session at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez will feature junior, test and reserve drivers in place of regular race drivers.
In total, 10 full-time drivers will give up their cars for the session. Reports from multiple outlets describe the Mexico City event as an opportunity for teams to hand FP1 running to rookie drivers.
The session has also been framed around notable absences from regular line-ups, with replacements including the cars usually driven by Max Verstappen, George Russell and Lando Norris. All three sources agree that 10 rookie entries have been made for the opening practice session in Mexico City.
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