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Haas reserve driver Ryō Hirakawa is set for his third FP1 appearance of the season in Esteban Ocon’s car; Ocon returns for FP2.

GPBeat · Newsroom27 Oct 2026, 18:08 · 1 min

Haas says reserve driver Ryō Hirakawa will drive Esteban Ocon’s VF-26 in first practice (FP1) at the Mexico City Grand Prix. It will be Hirakawa’s third FP1 session of the season; his previous one was in Hungary in July.

Ocon says he will miss the opening session for Hirakawa’s scheduled outing and return in FP2.

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PRIMARY SOURCE– October 27, 2026 Mexico City Grand Prix: Race PreviewHaas F1 · Team statement; interested source

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