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Nine rookie drivers are gearing up for FP1 at the Mexican Grand Prix, as every team, bar Sauber, confirms their line-ups for the session. Under current F1 regulations, each team must field a rookie driver in two FP1 sessions per car – doubling last season’s requirement of just one.

“I'm happy to be in Q3, all things considered,” Bearman said. “Yesterday I was struggling a bit to get on top of the car in just one session, and today I had a bit of an issue on my soft tyre that meant I didn't really get a feeling on it. So heading into quali there were a lot of question marks.

At over 7,200ft above sea level, the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez is a unique test, and this weekend’s guide to the challenge it provides is local hero Pato O’Ward, who will be taking part in FP1 again for McLaren.

Mexican driver Pato O'Ward shared an update with his fans after being taken ill following his stint with McLaren during the first practice session of the Mexico Grand Prix race weekend.

The Mexico City Grand Prix’s opening practice on Friday will feature no less than nine rookies taking part in the FP1 session.

Nine of the 10 Formula 1 teams will be running a rookie driver during FP1 for the Mexico City Grand Prix, as part of the mandatory rules to provide more track time opportunities.

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Pato O'Ward was suffering from food poisoning during his Mexican Grand Prix FP1 stint in Lando Norris' McLaren on Sunday but still turned in 30 laps before a trip to the medical centre