Back tomorrowpublished at 21:51 BST 27 October 2017
And that is all for today.
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Summary
Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo quickest in second practice
Lewis Hamilton second, Max Verstappen third & Sebastian Vettel fourth
Valtteri Bottas fastest in first practice at Mexico City track
Hamilton could secure title on Sunday - needs to finish fifth
Saturday: Third practice 15:55-17:05; Qualifying 18:55-20:05
Back tomorrowpublished at 21:51 BST 27 October 2017
Hamilton wants 'right way' to win titlepublished at 21:50 BST 27 October 2017
Image source, Getty ImagesLewis Hamilton says he wants to clinch his fourth world title "the right way" by winning Sunday's Mexican Grand Prix.
The Mercedes driver needs only to finish fifth in Mexico City, even if rival Sebastian Vettel of Ferrari wins the race.
"I want to show what I'm capable of in every race," said the 32-year-old Briton.
"I have no desire to finish fifth and win the championship while someone else stands on the top step."
He added: "The dream would be to stand on the top step having won the championship."
Ricciardo beats Hamilton in second practicepublished at 21:47 BST 27 October 2017
Andrew Benson
BBC Sport’s chief F1 writer
Image source, EPARed Bull's Daniel Ricciardo headed Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton in a closely contested second practice at the Mexican Grand Prix.
Ricciardo was 0.131 seconds quicker than Hamilton, who had a spin early in the session, with Max Verstappen's Red Bull ahead of Sebastian Vettel.
Vettel was only 0.032secs off Hamilton as the Ferrari driver clings to his fading title hopes.
Hamilton needs only to finish fifth on Sunday to clinch a fourth championship.
The Briton had appeared to be struggling early on, his spin early in the second session following his being nearly 0.5secs slower than Bottas in the first.
But he ended the session 0.3secs quicker than Bottas and with an impressively quick race-simulation run in the second part of the session.
'We need to find a bit more'published at 21:45 BST 27 October 2017
Daniel Ricciardo, the fastest man in session two, tells Sky Sports: "It is always nice to top a session, we know Mercedes have more on Saturday and we will need to find a bit more and we can still improve a few things.
"So far it looks all OK, and it is going to be pretty close this weekend."
Asked if he expects to face any grid penalties, Ricciardo answers: "No, unless something goes wrong. If she keeps ticking over, we will keep her in."
Postpublished at 21:42 BST 27 October 2017
These are the stats you need to know and a few stats you probably don't need to know.
Image source, F1get involved Get Involved #bbcf1published at 21:41 BST 27 October 2017
Who is your favourite Formula 1 driver of all time and why?
Howard Martin: Graham Hill - of his time and I always felt he should really be flying Spitfires!
Monkey •D• Jiggy: Michael Schumacher, because he was the best and because he was by far the most ruthless driver of all time. #bbcf1, external
Jon: Ayrton Senna , watching him race in the wet weather was unreal,
Image source, Getty ImagesThe bottom 10published at 21:40 BST 27 October 2017
Image source, .The final standingspublished at 21:39 BST 27 October 2017
And this is it. This is how they finished. Lewis Hamilton was second in free practice one, and did the same in free practice two.
Image source, .Good day for Red Bullpublished at 21:37 BST 27 October 2017
It is a very happy Red Bull team tonight. They have had two wins this season - Daniel Ricciardo in Azerbaijan and Max Verstappen in Malaysia.
Can they make it their third of the year on Sunday?
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End of X post'Red Bull the men to beat'published at 21:33 BST 27 October 2017
Mark Gallagher
BBC Radio 5 live Formula 1 analystIt's been very exciting. Red Bull look like the men to beat this weekend.
Mercedes look like they might have some grip issues, and then there's Vettel and Raikkonen in contention, so we should see six drivers and three teams going for it on Sunday.
get involved Get Involvedpublished at 21:32 BST 27 October 2017
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Jeremiah Kariuki: Another great afternoon. Ricciardo being the fastest man and with a track record lap.
Ricciardo fastest, Hamilton secondpublished at 21:31 BST 27 October 2017
BreakingThat is the end of free practice two and Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo is the quickest.
Lewis Hamilton spun earlier in the second session but is second fastest.
Image source, Getty ImagesPostpublished at 21:27 BST 27 October 2017
Four minutes of the session left, Daniel Ricciardo is the fastest man so far with a time of 1:17.801.
Image source, EPAPostpublished at 21:25 BST 27 October 2017
"Feel something strange at the end of the straight line," is the latest of messages from Brendon Hartley, who will be quite happy with his day's work as he is 13th quickest.
One of the others out on the track is Fernando Alonso. He goes well off the track and ends up cutting a large corner. Let's hope he doesn't do that on Sunday or we could have more controversy, just like we did with Max Verstappen last week.
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End of X postHamilton's remarkable seasonpublished at 21:23 BST 27 October 2017
Mark Gallagher
BBC Radio 5 live Formula 1 analystBullet-proof reliability and consistency from his Mercedes car and a string of sterling performances from Lewis.
Not having to win the race or even finish in the podium shows what a remarkable season he's had.
The rest of this weekend...published at 21:22 BST 27 October 2017
A reminder of some times to look out for for the rest of the weekend.
- Third practice (Saturday) 16:00 BST to 17:00 BST
- Qualifying (Saturday) 19:00 BST to 20:00 BST
- Race (Sunday) 19:00 GMT to 21:00 GMT
As always we will be with you every step of the way.
'Plenty of enthusiasm'published at 21:18 BST 27 October 2017
Tom Clarkson
BBC Radio 5 live commentator in Mexico CityIt's good to see so many people here for a Friday afternoon. There's plenty of enthusiasm for Formula 1 in Mexico and, of course, they have a couple of local stars which helps.
And the bottom 10published at 21:17 BST 27 October 2017
Image source, .How they standpublished at 21:16 BST 27 October 2017
We haven't seen much moment in this graphic for a while. Fifteen minutes left for things to change.
Image source, .Must do better...published at 21:14 BST 27 October 2017
Tom Clarkson
BBC Radio 5 live commentatorBrendon Hartley made a complete hash of his starting practice. He is clearly not confident yet about getting off the line and I would expect to see a few more practices before the end of the session.