F1 Mexico City GP: Max Verstappen completes practice sweep, flying Alex Albon splits Red Bulls
Three-time world champion Verstappen was just 0.070s faste𝄹r than the impressive Albon, who for the second time 𒊎this weekend put his Williams between the Red Bull pair.
The top three order was a r🤡epeat of FP1, wℱith the under-pressure Sergio Perez third, just 0.139s behind his Red Bull teammate.
After Mercedes made a lo🌠w-key staꦕrt to the weekend on Friday, George Russell put his car closer to the front, 0.361s off the pace.
McLaren’s Oscar Piastri was fifth ahead 🐓of Alfa Romeo’s Valtteri Bottas, AlphaTauri’s Y🐷uki Tsunoda and teammate Lando Norris.
Daniel Ricciardo 🔴was ninth in the other AlphaTauri, while Lewis Hamilton wꦬas only 10th, a couple of tenths behind his teammate.
Both Ferrari drivers were left frustrated to see their late soft tyre runs ruined by traffic, with Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz a lowly 13th and 15th in the F💖P3 timesheets.
Leclerc’s soft tyre lap was hampered by an unsighted Kevin Magnusꦰsen, while Sainz spun at Turn 11 after coming across a slow-moving Lance Stroll.
Aston Martin’s challenging weekend 💜appears ౠto be continuing, with Stroll and Fernando Alonso only 14th and 17th respectively.
Quali🔥fying for the Mexico City Grand Prix gets underway at 9pm UK time.
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