Lewis Hamilton will sit out the first practice session at this weekend’s Mexican Grand Prix with Antonio Fuoco driving in his place, Ferrari has confirmed.

Ferrari announced on Monday that Fuoco will drive the SF-25 car in Friday’s FP1 session at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez.

Ferrari confirms Antonio Fuoco will deputise for Lewis Hamilton in Mexican GP F1

It will mark Fuoco’s first-ever appearance on an official race weekend, more than a decade after his maiden Formula 1 test with Ferrari.

Ferrari stopped short of announcing which driver Fuoco would replace in FP1 in Mexico on Monday.

As revealed by PlanetF1.com , however, it soon emerged that Hamilton would be the one forced to make way as teammate Charles Leclerc has already sat out two FP1 sessions in the F1 2025 season.

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