25/10/2025
NEWS STORY
Pierre Gasly: "Today, I sat out of Free Practice 1, with Paul in my car for the session. He did a good job in running to the programme with some useful set-up work to give us some data to work with.
"On my side, once I was back in the car for the second session, it was very difficult and probably one of the toughest sessions of the season. For some reason, I just struggled with the car. It was quite difficult across the board - the car felt different to normal - and the grip levels just felt very low. So, not an ideal start to the weekend and I am sure we will come together and aim to do better tomorrow when it counts."
Franco Colapinto: "It's always good to be back in this part of the world and driving at this very unique circuit. Personally, it felt like a decent Friday where I was up to speed quite quickly. I think we have a bit of performance to find especially with some of the kerbs and bumps at this track where the car felt quite unstable. I felt good on the long run at the end of Free Practice 2 so hopefully that gives us something to work towards with an eye on Sunday. A lot to analyse, as normal for a Friday, and a few things for us to improve as a team."
Paul Aron: "First of all, a massive thank you to the team for giving me the opportunity to drive in Free Practice 1. Mexico City is a tough track, especially with the high altitude so it was cool to experience the car in those conditions. The grip was quite low so I had to build up my confidence lap by lap. Traffic was quite difficult, which impacted my laps, but that was to be expected on such a short track and with a lot of rookie drivers in the session. That said, the objective of the session was to help the team, run through some set-up items and give good feedback. In the end, a successful session and very useful for my development. Now, I will aim to help the team in any way possible for the remainder of the weekend."
Check out our Friday gallery from Mexico City here.