MEXICO CITY — To stay in the hunt for a fifth F1 title in a row, Max Verstappen needs to keep closing the points gap on McLaren drivers Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris. Racing in Mexico City might help him to do just that.

The Red Bull driver hit the ground running in Mexico on Friday, finishing in first place in the second practice session with a time of 1 minute, 17.392 seconds, ahead of Ferrari´s Charles Leclerc and Mercedes's Kimi Antonelli.

For McLaren, Norris finished in fourth place (0.251 seconds behind) while Piastri's struggles continued as he finished 12th (0.840 seconds behind)

Leclerc topped the first practice with Antonelli and Nico Hulkenberg behind him.

Verstappen has won five races in Mexico, including three of the last four. And he is coming off a win in the United Sta

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