2025 Mexico City Grand Prix – McLaren Practice Report

Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Friday, 24 October

Hear from McLaren Formula 1 drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, Pato O'Ward, and Team Principal Andrea Stella, after Free Practice for the Mexico City Grand Prix.

“Having missed FP1, it was good to get into the car and quickly find the rhythm in FP2. We’re maybe a little bit off the pace from a one-lap perspective at the moment, but we’ll try and find something overnight and see what we can do to compete for Pole.”  

“An okay day, but just a messy FP2. There are some things we can pretty easily tidy up, so I'm confident we can dial it all in tomorrow and have a good Quali." 

"Being back on track in Mexico is so special to me. All week, the fans have been passionate and loud, making me feel right at home again. I want to thank the team for putting me in the seat. We ran through the programme we had planned for the day successfully, and I thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to support Lando and Oscar on their championship runs with time in the car today. I’m excited to see the team finish up the weekend strong.” 

“We finish our first day on track in Mexico with solid running across two smooth sessions. We come away with lots of important information, and the initial readings from FP2 have our long run pace looking reasonably competitive, which is pleasing. 

“Thank you to Pato who did a good job in place of Lando in FP1. He provided a valuable contribution to our data collection, which is appreciated by the team.  

“We will now use today’s learnings to optimise the car to exploit its full potential for tomorrow’s Qualifying session.”