Porsche's Antonio Felix da Costa Dominates First Mexico Practice with Record Lap
Antonio Felix da Costa led the opening practice session for the Mexico City E-Prix, setting the fastest time of 1m 10.855s in his Porsche - comfortably breaking the circuit's official lap record.
NEOM McLaren's Taylor Barnard finished second, just 0.091s behind, while Nissan's Oliver Rowland took third place, 0.031s further back. Both drivers made late improvements as the session concluded.
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Key Session Highlights:
- Da Costa's lap utilized full 350 kW power output
- Defending race winner Pascal Wehrlein finished fourth
- Sao Paulo E-Prix victor Mitch Evans placed fifth for Jaguar
- Lucas di Grassi took sixth for Lola Yamaha Abt
- Norman Nato finished seventh in the second factory Nissan
Top 10 Finishers:
- Antonio Felix da Costa (Porsche) - 1:10.855
- Taylor Barnard (NEOM McLaren) +0.091s
- Oliver Rowland (Nissan) +0.122s
- Pascal Wehrlein (Porsche)
- Mitch Evans (Jaguar)
- Lucas di Grassi (Lola Yamaha Abt)
- Norman Nato (Nissan)
- Sebastien Buemi (Envision Racing)
- Edoardo Mortara (Mahindra)
- Stoffel Vandoorne
The session ran in predominantly dry conditions with occasional light rain. Notable performances further down the order included Jake Dennis in 14th and Nick Cassidy in 15th, while rookie Zane Maloney completed the field without setting a full-power lap.
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