Summary

  • Verstappen fastest in Red Bull in second practice at Mexico City Grand Prix

  • Norris fourth quickest but McLaren team-mate Piastri down in 12th

  • Leclerc set pace in Ferrari in first practice session dominated by nine rookie drivers

  • Piastri leads Norris by 14 points in championship, with Verstappen 26 points further back

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Gary Rose

  1. Right, lots of softs going on now so we should be getting more of an idea of the aforementioned order shortly.

  2. Andrew Benson
    BBC F1 correspondent on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    We've not really yet got an idea of any sense of a competitive order. It's still too early days.

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  4. I say kiss but I wouldn't like to be kissed like that because there was enough contact to do a bit of damage to the outer layer of the barrier.

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    Alex Albon is out on softs, he kisses the wall at one point on his quick lap but does well enough still to go seventh quickest.

  6. Kimi Antonelli is back out again after a spell of around 10 minutes in the garage.

    Let's see if it is third-time lucky for resolving those pesky software issues.

  7. Medium tyre runs appear to be coming to an end as we switch to qualifying simulation runs.

  8. Harry Benjamin
    BBC F1 Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Lando Norris has nearly had a bit of a moment coming through the fast left-hander at Turn 9 and then running out wide at the exit of Turn 11 as well.

    He's really pushing that McLaren hard and ultimately paying the price. He's slowed down now.

  9. So far, so good for Ferrari here. Charles Leclerc was fastest in first practice and he's the fastest right now as well, with Lewis Hamilton third quickest.

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  10. No, still problems with Kimi Antonelli's Mercedes. It is back in their garage now as the issue is investigated.

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    Luke Rowley: Norris is the pick for the championship for me (just). With the top 3 on points the inverse of their current form, this puts Norris in the driving seat for now.

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  12. The McLarens are lurking near the top as Lando Norris goes second quickest, just 0.012s off Charles Leclerc's time, while Oscar Piastri is two tenths further back in third.

  13. Now George Russell runs wide at the same spot Lewis Hamilton did earlier after losing the rear but with a bit more speed this time. He has to squeeze between two blocks to get back on track.

  14. Meanwhile, a reboot seems to have sorted out Kimi Antonelli's issue. All good once more.

  15. Harry Benjamin
    BBC F1 Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

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    Lando Norris is reporting some issues on his McLaren - but he's staying out.

  16. A snap of oversteer from Lewis Hamilton and he briefly runs wide, but no major issues.

    Times are popping up on the board now as Charles Leclerc leads the way with 1:18.669,

    Almost everyone is on the medium tyres.

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  18. Fernando Alonso is going against the grain here and is actually out on softs.

  19. What's coming up...

    Andrew Benson
    BBC F1 correspondent on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    We'll have a few laps on either the medium or the hard tyre depending on tyre strategy for the weekend - that'll take 15 minutes or so.

    Then they'll all switch to the soft tyre for a qualifying simulation, although they'll have different fuel loads so you can't get a full picture.

    And then the last part of the session will be devoted to the race simulation runs.

  20. Kimi Antonelli heads out but immediately reports a problem, a potential sensor problem but hopefully nothing more than that.