Charles Leclerc has maintained that while he's happy with Ferrari's performance in Austin, it's unlikely the team can repeat their Austin performance in Mexico.

Charles Leclerc's verdict on Ferrari's disappointing F1 season is only getting more bleak as it gets to the end - and he's even starting to sound worried for next year and beyond, too. Ferrari's taken a pounding for its performance and results this year from many commentators,

Fred Vasseur has had support from the chairman and also his Ferrari drivers, and still speculation swirls around his future.

Ferrari boss Frederic Vasseur has praised his team for remaining “united” despite external scrutiny and a challenging F1 campaign. Ferrari are still without a Formula 1 grand prix victory heading into the 20th race of the season in Mexico this weekend.

The Ferrari driver set the benchmark time of 1m18.380s to pip the Mercedes of Kimi Antonelli by 0.107s and the

Ferrari's Charles Leclerc set the pace during first practice for the Formula 1 Mexico City Grand Prix, in which nine

“What I can say is what I’ve always said, and that’s very clear,” began Leclerc when asked about the speculation. “I’ve always loved Ferrari so much, and my only obsession at the moment is to win in red, whether it’s now or in the future, and I want to bring back Ferrari to the top.”

Oscar Piastri was the only title contender on track in first practice with nine rookies in action; British teenager Arvid Lindblad sixth in upgraded Red Bull; watch second practice later on Friday at 11pm with Qualifying on Saturday from 10pm,

Vote now! Ferrari's Charles Leclerc set the pace in a first practice session at the Mexico City Grand Prix in which nine teams ran rookie drivers. Leclerc was 0.107 seconds quicker than Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli in second place, with Sauber's Nico Hulkenberg third from McLaren's championship leader Oscar Piastri.