O britânico George Russell (Mercedes) foi o mais rápido nos treinos livres para o GP do México, no Autódromo Hermanos RodrÁguez, 20ª etapa da temporada. No segundo treino o piloto do Mercedes F1 W13 #63 marcou o tempo de 1m19s970.
O japonês Yuki Tsunoda (Alpha Tauri) terminou em segundo, seguido pelo francês Esteban Ocon (Alpine) e o britânico Lewis Hamiton (Mercedes).
A dupla da Red Bull, o mexicano Sergio Pérez e o holandês Max Verstappen, bicampeão mundial, fecharam o seis melhores.
O brasileiro Pietro Fittipaldi (Haas) participou do primeiro treino livre. Mas com problemas no motor completou apenas nove voltas.
Tempos, primeiro treino livre:
1 – Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) – 1’20″707 – 25 voltas
2 – Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) – 1’20″753 – 20
3 – Sergio Perez (Red Bull-Honda) – 1’20″827 – 22
4 – Max Verstappen (Red Bull-Honda) – 1’20″827 – 22
5 – Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) – 1’20″849 – 17
6 – Fernando Alonso (Alpine-Renault) – 1’20″899 – 26
7 – Valtteri Bottas (Sauber Alfa Romeo-Ferrari) – 1’21″083 – 23
8 – Lando Norris (McLaren-Mercedes) – 1’21″120 – 21
9 – Pierre Gasly (Alpha Tauri-Honda) – 1’21″310 – 25
10 – Sebastian Vettel (Aston Martin-Mercedes) – 1’21″525 – 24
11 – Daniel Ricciardo (McLaren-Mercedes) – 1’21″762 – 16
12 – Guan Yu Zhou (Sauber Alfa Romeo-Ferrari) – 1’21″820 – 20
13 – Lance Stroll (Aston Martin-Mercedes) – 1’21″865 – 24
14 – Mick Schumacher (Haas-Ferrari) – 1’21″952 – 22
15 – Nicholas Latifi (Williams-Mercedes) – 1’22″912 – 20
16 – Liam Lawson (Alpha Tauri-Honda) – 1’23″861 – 19
17 – Logan Sargeant (Williams-Mercedes) – 1’24″246 – 22
18 – Nyck De Vries (Mercedes) – 1’24″582 – 20
19 – Jack Doohan (Alpine-Renault) – 1’24″615 – 13
20 – Pietro Fittipaldi (Haas-Ferrari) – 1’26″766 – 9
Tempos, segundo treino livre:
1 – George Russell (Mercedes) – 1’19″970 – soft – 32 voltas
2 – Yuki Tsunoda (Alpha Tauri-Honda) – 1’20″798 – soft – 30
3 – Esteban Ocon (Alpine-Renault) – 1’21″177 – soft – 31
4 – Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) – 1’21″509 – test – 32
5 – Sergio Perez (Red Bull-Honda) – 1’21″579 – test – 34
6 – Max Verstappen (Red Bull-Honda) – 1’21″588 – test – 34
7 – Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) – 1’21″618 – test – 13
8 – Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) – 1’21″693 – test – 34
9 – Valtteri Bottas (Sauber Alfa Romeo-Ferrari) – 1’21″993 – test – 36
10 – Pierre Gasly (Alpha Tauri-Honda) – 1’22″104 – test – 36
11 – Fernando Alonso (Alpine-Renault) – 1’22″337 – test – 31
12 – Sebastian Vettel (Aston Martin-Mercedes) – 1’22″371 – test – 32
13 – Alexander Albon (Williams-Mercedes) – 1’22″447 – test – 24
14 – Lando Norris (McLaren-Mercedes) – 1’22″738 – test – 31
15 – Daniel Ricciardo (McLaren-Mercedes) – 1’22″763 – test – 27
16 – Lance Stroll (Aston Martin-Mercedes) – 1’22″840 – test – 23
17 – Mick Schumacher (Haas-Ferrari) – 1’22″879 – test – 31
18 – Kevin Magnussen (Haas-Ferrari) – 1’23″316 – test – 21
19 – Nicholas Latifi (Williams-Mercedes) – 1’23″320 – test – 34
20 – Guan Yu Zhou (Sauber Alfa Romeo-Ferrari) – 1’23″369 – test – 34