What time does the Mexican Grand Prix start? What channel is the Mexican Grand Prix on? The answers to all of that and more in F1i’s race preview
The ‘F1 Fiesta’ returns this weekend as Mexico City hosts a grand prix for only the second time since returning to the calendar last year. A vibrant, passionate crowd is expected once again at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez and it could be to see the drivers’ championship decided. Nico Rosberg can become F1 world champion for the first time in his career this weekend, with the championship leader needing victory and team-mate Lewis Hamilton not to finish to secure his first title. After his win in Austin, Hamilton will be doing his utmost to keep the championship alive, and could do with Red Bull or Ferrari joining the fight again to take points off Rosberg. It’s set to be an enthralling weekend and home fans will have two drivers to cheer for in the form of Sergio Perez and Esteban Gutierrez, with the latter making his Mexican Grand Prix debut.
FORM GUIDE
Hamilton delivered when he needed to in Austin but Rosberg produced a solid drive to second place to limit the damage to his championship lead. Rosberg only needs to finish second in the remaining races - and even third in one - to win the title, and Hamilton will be wary of the stress Mexico City puts on the power units due to the altitude. Red Bull is likely to struggle a little more than recent races on a more power-sensitive track, which may open the door for Ferrari and could see the likes of Force India and Williams move closer to the front three too. Naturally, the flip side of the challenging environment for power units is the likes of McLaren and Toro Rosso are likely to suffer.
2015 RESULT
Pole position: Nico Rosberg, (Mercedes), 1:19.480
Top three: Nico Rosberg (Mercedes), Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes), Valtteri Bottas (Williams)
Fastest lap: Nico Rosberg (Mercedes), 1:20.521
SESSION TIMES (All times local)
FP1: 10:00 - 11:30
FP2: 14:00 - 15:30
FP3: 10:00 - 11:00
Qualifying: 13:00 - 14:00
Race: 13:00
TYRE CHOICES
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WEATHER FORECAST
After a settled and warm weekend in Austin, Mexico looks set to be a lot more challenging for the teams in terms of the weather conditions. Much cooler temperatures will be seen than last week, with a high of just 18C on Friday and 21C on Saturday and Sunday. A chance of rain lingers across all three days, but the current forecast is for a likelihood of showers on Sunday afternoon…
UK TELEVISION TIMINGS (All times UK)
Sky Sports F1 - Live coverage
FP1 - 1545
FP2 - 1945
FP3 - 1545
Qualifying - 1800
Race - 1730
Channel 4 - Live coverage
FP1 - 1555 (More 4)
FP2 - 1955 (More 4)
FP3 - 1555
Qualifying - 1800
Race - 1800
PODIUM PREDICTION
1st - Nico Rosberg
2nd - Lewis Hamilton
3rd - Max Verstappen
2015 BEST SHOT
