Leclerc dominates Mexico City GP first practice

Ferraris Charles Leclerc put down a statement time in first practice to be more than half a second clear of the field, including Mercedes Kimi Antonelli; watch every session of the Mexico City GP live on Sky Sports F1, with Fridays second practice at 10pm

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Ferrari's Charles Leclerc was fastest from champion-elect Kimi Antonelli in first practice at the Mexico City Grand Prix.

Leclerc was 0.659s quicker than Antonelli to underline the expectation that Ferrari will be strong at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez due to their small turbo working well at high altitude.

Lewis Hamilton was fourth after a scruffy soft-tyre lap but will be buoyed by his team-mate's pace as Ferrari look to win only their third race of the season.

It should not majorly impact Antonelli on the weekend where he is likely to become world champion on Sunday as he only needs a top-nine finish to secure the drivers' title.

Source: Sky Sports