Contender to headline Mexico Press Conference after COTA difficulties

Oscar Piastri will be the only championship contender to appear at the FIA's Thursday press conference at the Mexico City Grand Prix.

As every weekend, two groups of three drivers will feature at the FIA press conference.

After a difficult weekend at the United States Grand Prix, where he retired from the Sprint and finished fifth on Sunday, Piastri will headline the first group on Thursday.

Verstappen’s dominant weekend in Austin means the defending world champion is now only 40 behind the McLaren driver in the standings.

In group one, Piastri will be joined by two drivers from the Red Bull family: Yuki Tsunoda and Liam Lawson.

After making contact last Sunday, Carlos Sainz and Kimi Antonelli will appear together in the second press conference group. The Spaniard received a five-place grid penalty for the Mexico City GP, as he was unable to serve his time penalty during the race in the US.

Sainz and Antonelli's crash at COTA - Photo: Race Pictures

They will be joined by Nico Hulkenberg, who was involved in a start incident in the Sprint. The other drivers will talk to the press separately on Thursday.

Friday, the usual team representatives' press conference will follow. On this occasion, three team principals will be present: Frederic Vasseur (Ferrari), Ayao Komatsu (Haas) and Jonathan Wheatley (Sauber).

See the complete schedule below!

Press conferences at the Mexico City Grand Prix

Thursday 14:00 local time (21:00 BST)

Thursday 14:30 local time (21:30 BST)

Friday 14:30 local time (21:30 BST)

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