F1 LIVE | The second free practice for the 2022 Mexican Grand Prix

LIVEBLOG | The second free practice for the F1 Grand Prix of Mexico 2022

During the second free practice for the Mexican Grand Prix, drivers and teams will again have an hour and a half to collect data for Pirelli. The Italian tyre manufacturer has developed several prototype tyres for 2023 and want to test them during a race weekend. Teams are therefore obliged to use only that tyre during the 90-minute FP2 session.

Testing for Pirelli

During the US Grand Prix, however, it was already noticeable that this makes it difficult to really keep track of everything during the session. It is not clear who is driving on which prototype tyre and how those tyres compare to the current generation of tyres. In addition, the teams are hardly allowed to make any adjustments to their own cars, so it is mainly a matter of driving in laps. Only the drivers who had to give up their car to a rookie in FP1 will get 30 minutes to drive the 2022 tyres in FP2.

With the liveblog, you won't miss any of the action during this free practice session and you will also stay up to date with the very latest news from the paddock. This liveblog will be completed in English. 

 

 

 

 

 

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The 2022 Formula 1 season has mostly been a battle between Red Bull and Ferrari. More often than not, Ferrari have been recording the pole positions whilst Red Bull have the better race pace. Verstappen could set a new record for the most number of wins in one season. He is currently tied with Sebastian Vettel and Michael Schumacher on 13 wins. Though those two drivers had fewer Grands Prix in the years they raised the bar. If the Dutchman wins the last three races, he will have the highest percentage of wins in one season.

Mercedes have been playing catch-up all season after struggling with porpoising in pre-season testing and beyond. Last time out in the United States Grand Prix, Hamilton led nine laps towards the end of the event but couldn't keep Verstappen in his rearview mirrors for long. The Mercedes upgrades did bring some improvement, but it was exaggerated because of a poor pitstop from the Red Bull crew.

This weekend Hamilton hopes to be in the mix again for the race victory, and during the Thursday media sessions, he believed Red Bull might struggle under the high downforce in Mexico. But the seven-time World Champion also admitted the Honda engine is usually the strongest in the high altitude.