Summary

  • Norris goes fastest in final practice at Mexico City Grand Prix - qualifying coming up at 21:00 GMT

  • McLaren driver pips Antonelli by 0.01secs, with Leclerc third quickest

  • Antonelli will become world champion with ninth place in Sunday's race

  • Ocon replaced at Haas by Japanese reserve driver Hirakawa - read more here

  • How to follow weekend action on BBC | latest F1 Q&A

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Lorraine McKenna

  1. Top 10

    1. Lando Norris (McLaren) - 1:17.600

    2. Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) +0.001

    3. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) +0.117

    4. Oscar Piastri (McLaren) +0.195

    5. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) +0.351

    6. Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) +0.469

    7. George Russell (Mercedes) +0.507

    8. Isack Hadjar (Red Bull) +0.509

    9. Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls) +0.513

    10. Arvid Lindblad (Racing Bulls) +0.537

  2. 'Super tight'

    Marc Priestley
    Former F1 mechanic on Radio 5 Live in Mexico City

    It is super tight and I think that is the story of this weekend. We are seeing three or four teams when they get things right be potentially within a tenth or two of each other. Can't wait for qualifying.

  3. chequered flag

    Chequered flag

    All the practice sessions are in the books in Mexico.

    McLaren's Lando Norris tops the final hour of running with a time of 1:17.600 on the soft compound.

    Champion in waiting Kimi Antonelli is second, only a fraction behind Norris, while Charles Leclerc is third on the timesheets.

    The other McLaren of Oscar Piastri finishes fourth and Red Bull's Max Verstapen, who flagged problems with his brakes late on, ends his practice in fifth.

  4. Norris with a late quick lap

    Are McLaren also going to challenge for pole position on Saturday? Lando Norris took a dominant victory here last year on his way to his maiden world championship, and now the Briton goes quickest with a time just 0.001 second better than title leader Kimi Antonelli.

  5. Marc Priestley
    Former F1 mechanic on Radio 5 Live in Mexico City

    That is a very unhappy Max Verstappen. When he says the brakes aren't working of course they do work, just not the way he would like.

    Brakes are under a lot of stress here. You haven't got the normal dense air to keep those brakes cool.

  6. Leclerc up to P2

    Charles Leclerc is green in the opening in sector but it's the final sector where the Ferrari driver shines. He's purple at the end of the lap and goes to within 0.151 seconds of Kimi Antonelli's quickest time.

    For Max Verstappen, the brakes are causing issues in the Red Bull. The Dutchman, who is aiming for a seventh consecutive podium finish this weekend, is fifth on the timesheets.

  7. Something is not right over at Aston Martin, so Canadian Lance Stroll is back in the garage for some work on his car.

    Ferrari are down in sixth and seventh as the soft running continues, Charles Leclerc quicker than team-mate Lewis Hamilton, but the pair both half a second off Kimi Antonelli's best time.

  8. Top five

    1. Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) - 1:17.601

    2. Lando Norris (McLaren) +0.166

    3. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) +0.350

    4. Oscar Piastri (McLaren) +0.451

    5. George Russell (Mercedes) +0.506

  9. Antonelli now fastest

    Take two for championship leader Kimi Antonelli and this time the Italian puts down a smooth lap and leapfrogs current title holder Lando Norris by 0.272 seconds.

    Four-time world champion Max Verstappen goes third quickest, more than three tenths off Antonelli, with Oscar Piastri now down to fourth.

    The phone at Mercedes is ringing. It's Antonelli, and he's not happy.

    "Who was the Red Bull?!" asks the 20-year-old. "Erm... that was Max," comes the reply.

  10. Marc Priestley
    Former F1 mechanic on Radio 5 Live in Mexico City

    Turn 12 is catching a lot of people out. If you look at the list of lap times deleted, which we get here in the commentary box, a lot of them are happening there.

    Everyone is coming into that section, the tyres are very warm at that point, and they are going from very high speed to very low speed and they are finding it difficult to control the car there.

  11. Norris to the top

    Kimi Antonelli backed out of his first flying lap, so for now, Lando Norris has jumped above the other Mercedes of George Russell by 0.234 seconds.

    The world champion's team-mate Oscar Piastri is next to cross the line and slots in behind Norris after his soft-tyre attempt.

  12. More soft tyres are starting to appear on the timing tower, including championship leader Kimi Antonelli and the McLarens of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri.

    George Russell finishes his lap and goes quickest with a 1:18.107, but the Briton tells his Mercedes pit wall: "I think we should have tried the first lap - might be worth trying with Kimi."

  13. Audi's Gabriel Bortoleto and home driver Sergio Perez are the only two drivers without a timed lap on the board in this final practice session. Mexican Perez has just signed a contract extension with Cadillac, but he's not getting to enjoy the congratulations of the crowd so far on Saturday.

    Lance Stroll has also returned to the Aston Martin garage, and now the mechanics are starting to work on the Canadian's car.

    Carlos Sainz takes a bit of trip across the grass in the Williams, as Mercedes' George Russell is preparing to show us a lap on the soft red tyres.

  14. Team radio - Red Bull

    Isack Hadjar: Oh my God this is the worst car I have driven this weekend. Terrible.

  15. Top five

    1. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) - 1:18.152

    2. Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) +0.010

    3. Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) +0.261

    4. Isack Hadjar (Red Bull) +0.354

    5. Lando Norris (McLaren) +0.363

  16. Ferrari changing places

    Another flying lap on the medium compound for Ferrari, another one of their drivers takes the best seat at the timesheets table. Charles Leclerc has the upper-hand now, with a best time of 1:18.152, and a 0.010-second advantage over team-mate Lewis Hamilton.

    Isack Hadjar, meanwhile, has dragged his car up to fourth with his latest run on the yellow rubber, 0.354 secs off Leclerc's marker.

  17. Hamilton back on top

    Ferrari are looking in good shape in this session just before qualifying, and now Lewis Hamilton returns to the top of the timesheets with a 1:18.162, with the gap to team-mate Charles Leclerc standing at 0.023 seconds.

    Over at Red Bull, Isack Hadjar says this is the worst car he's driven so far this weekend - and there's also something causing some discomfort around his foot. The Frenchman is sitting in eighth place on the board.

  18. Jennie Gow
    F1 pit-lane reporter in Mexico City

    I am sorry to bring bad news to the home crowd and Sergio Perez fans but the car is in two pieces. The rear is off which means a power unit change. They will be racing to get it done in time for qualifying, I don't think there is any doubt about that, but no running for Perez apart from that one lap.

  19. Ferrari one-two

    Can Ferrari put everything together in qualifying and claim pole position in Mexico? The Italian team are now one and two on the timesheets, but it's Charles Leclerc who has become the driver to topple.The Monegasque man has put 0.083 seconds between himself and Scuderia team-mate Hamilton, with Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli jumping above Oscar Piastri and into third.

  20. 'Ferrari looking in good shape'

    Marc Priestley
    Former F1 mechanic on Radio 5 Live in Mexico City

    A good run from Lewis Hamilton. We didn't really get to see the full pace of him yesterday. There were definite glimpses that he could match Leclerc for pace so that Ferrari is looking in good shape. They are in a good position going into this weekend.