Chance to impress for ex-Ferrari junior Shwartzman in Mexico City FP1

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12:00, 22 Oct 2024

Robert Shwartzman will drive for Kick Sauber in FP1 at the Mexican Grand Prix this weekend. The former Ferrari junior driver will be provided with some more mileage in an F1 car after most recently coming in to drive in a rain-affected FP1 in Zandvoort at the Dutch Grand Prix. The 25-year-old will be replacing Zhou Guanyu in the session and will hope to impress at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in Mexico City.

Shwartzman was a part of Ferrari's Driver Academy for many years, and with the Scuderia's close ties with Sauber, Ferrari's talents have driven for the Swiss team in order to provide them with experience in F1 machinery. That is what Charles Leclerc did, as he competed for Alfa Romeo Sauber in his rookie year in 2018 before he made the switch to Ferrari in 2019.

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He’s back: @ShwartzmanRob will return behind the wheel of the C44, driving in FP1 for Stake F1 Team KICK Sauber at this weekend’s Mexican Grand Prix. 💚

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	302
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	236
3	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	199
4	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	186
5	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	179
6	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	163
7	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	120
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	86
9	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	59
10	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	41
11	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	37
12	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	27
13	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	20
14	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	10
15	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	7
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	7
17	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	7
18	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
19	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	3
20	Yuki Tsunoda Yuki Tsunoda	Racing BullsRCB	1
21	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0
22	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
23	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0

Chance to impress for ex-Ferrari junior Shwartzman in Mexico City FP1

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