: Mercedes ran a memorial on their cars for Anthony Lane, a mechanical engineer who recently passed away. Sebastian Vettel also wore a special helmet featuring Red Bull insignia in honor of the team's co-founder, Dietrich Mateschitz .
The session set the stage for a competitive weekend, though Max Verstappen would eventually go on to secure pole position and the race victory later in the event. : Mercedes ran a memorial on their cars
Ferrari secured a 1-2 finish in the opening hour at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez. Carlos Sainz set the benchmark with a 1m 20.707s, narrowly beating teammate Charles Leclerc by just 0.046s. Ferrari secured a 1-2 finish in the opening
: Several teams used this session to fulfill their young driver requirements. Liam Lawson took over Max Verstappen 's Red Bull, while Nyck de Vries drove for Mercedes in place of George Russell . Liam Lawson took over Max Verstappen 's Red
