2024 Mexican Grand Prix preview: timings, how to watch, and more

Hot topics ahead of the 2024 Mexican Grand Prix

There remains 146 points to pick up this season, including two Sprint races, with Norris trailing Verstappen by 57 points. Verstappen’s outscoring of Norris last weekend marked the first time he has increased his championship lead since the Belgian Grand Prix and is a testament to how well the three-time world champion has restricted Norris’ title ambitions in a superior car. 

Nevertheless, it remains the case that Verstappen has failed to record a win in the last nine races, surely a driving force for him to return to the top step of the podium at a circuit where he has enjoyed such success. Of course, anything can happen; a failure for Verstappen to finish would blow the title race wide open.

Speaking of open title races, Ferrari’s 1-2 finish at COTA leaves the Maranello team only eight points behind Red Bull and 48 off leaders McLaren in the fight for the constructors’ championship. Leclerc has stated that the championship is a target for the team, and with Sainz ending his seven-race podium drought, his performances are stronger than those of Red Bull’s unreliable Sergio Pérez. For both his team and his own future, Pérez desperately needs to deliver a strong drive and where better to do so than at his home race?

There were plenty of upgrades in Austin, and while Ferrari’s clearly paid off, the same cannot be said for Mercedes. Toto Wolff defended Lewis Hamilton’s uncharacteristic early exit in Austin with the suggestion that the latest upgrades unsettled the W15 – the resurgent run of form the Silver Arrows experienced in the summer now seems a distant memory. This weekend, Andrea Kimi Antonelli will get another taste in F1 before his promotion next year, driving Hamilton’s car in Free Practice 1 having previously had a shot in Monza.

Further down the grid, Haas’ new partnership with Toyota has got off to a strong start, with the team overtaking RB in the constructors’ championship, thanks to Kevin Magnussen’s seventh-place finish in the Sprint and Nico Hülkenberg coming eighth in Austin. If it can keep this momentum up, then Mexico could mark a fifth consecutive points-scoring finish for Haas to solidify sixth in the standings.

When can I watch the 2024 Mexican Grand Prix?

Action in Mexico begins on Friday, with Free Practice 1 at 19:30 UK time (12:30 local time), followed by Free Practice 2 at 23:00 (16:00). Free Practice 3 takes place at 18:30 (11:30) on Saturday ahead of qualifying at 22:00 (15:00). Lights out for the Mexican Grand Prix is at 20:00 (14:00) on Sunday 27^th October.

How to watch the 2024 Mexican Grand Prix

Sky Sports retains exclusive rights to all live coverage of F1 in the UK. Every session of the Mexican Grand Prix will be shown live and uninterrupted on Sky Sports F1.

US viewers can catch all the action on ESPN, and Australian audiences can watch on Kayo Sports. The F1 TV Pro app also provides coverage of every F1 session across the weekend to several countries the world over.

Which series are supporting in Mexico?

Both Formula 2 and F1 Academy will return to action in Qatar in December for the final two races of the respective seasons, while the Formula 3 season concluded in Monza, with Leonardo Fornaroli dramatically securing the drivers’ championship ahead of Gabriele Minì.

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