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2026 Mexico City GP stewards delete FP1 lap times after track-limit breaches

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The 2026 Mexico City GP stewards deleted the listed FP1 times after finding cars had not used the track at Turns 1, 2, 4, 6, 11, 12 and 14.

GPBeat · Newsroom30 Oct 2026, 21:40 · 1 min

Stewards at the 2026 Mexico City Grand Prix deleted the lap times shown for cars found not to have used the track at Turns 1, 2, 4, 6, 11, 12 and 14 during FP1. The list includes Kimi Antonelli, Oscar Piastri and Carlos Sainz, among others.

The stewards cited a breach of Appendix L, Chapter IV, Article 2(c) of the FIA International Sporting Code and Article B1.8.6 of the FIA F1 Regulations. Their notice says competitors may appeal certain decisions within the applicable time limits.

The decision's stated consequence is deletion of the listed times; it sets out no separate grid-position penalty.

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  1. PRIMARY SOURCEDoc 20 - Infringement - Free Practice 1 Deleted Lap TimesFIA F1 decision documents

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The decision does not say whether any competitor will appeal.