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FIA orders drivers to stay below 1:38.0 between Mexico City Safety Car lines

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At the Mexico City Grand Prix, drivers must cover the section between the Safety Car lines in under 1:38.0 on laps during and after qualifying and on reconnaissance laps when pit exit is open for the race.

GPBeat · Newsroom31 Oct 2026, 17:39 · 1 min

The FIA race director has instructed drivers at the Mexico City Grand Prix to cover the section between the Safety Car lines in under 1:38.0 on any lap during or after qualifying. The same limit applies on reconnaissance laps when the pit exit is open for the race.

The note says the instruction is intended to prevent cars from being driven unnecessarily slowly. The specified Safety Car lines are those shown on the pit-lane drawing.

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