New generations get on cars in the first session of the Mexican Grand Prix

The Mexican Grand Prix is ​​coming, where we will have new faces and young talents in action during the Free Practice 1 session.

Photo: Pato O’ward Indycar

According to FIA regulations, teams are required to have, during the season, a driver from their academy drive one of their cars in Free Practice sessions. This is to continue their training and development programme.

During the first session of on-track action on Friday, we will see IndyCar star Pato O'Ward in McLaren. This season, O'Ward took three class victories and also achieved an outstanding third place in the Indianapolis 500. The Mexican driver will complete his third session behind the wheel of a Formula 1, but it will be his first time participating in his home Grand Prix. The team informs through an official statement.

Felipe Drugovich will be in charge of driving Fernando Alonso's car during the first session of the weekend. The Brazilian driver, currently the team's reserve driver, was Formula 2 champion in 2022.

Photo: Felipe Drugovich Aston Martin

In Ferrari we will also see a young driver: Ollie Bearman, current reserve driver for the team and future Haas driver for next season. Bearman will be at the wheel of the SF-24. For his part, at Sauber, Robert Shwartzman will take the controls of the Chinese driver Zhou's car. Shwartzman is currently Ferrari's reserve driver.

Photo : Robert Shwartzman Scuderia Ferrari 

For its part, Mercedes has not yet made an official announcement, but it is very likely that we will see Kimi Antonelli at the wheel of one of its cars during this session. Antonelli has already been confirmed as one of the team's drivers for next season.