Verstappen, already champion, remains in the 3rd free practice in Mexico
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Three-time Formula 1 champion, Verstappen was the fastest in the 3rd free practice in Mexico City. Albon and Perez came 2nd and 3rd
Three-time champion Max Verstappen stood out once again in free practice at the Formula 1 Mexican Grand Prix. As in the previous two practice sessions, the Red Bull driver was the fastest in the third free practice session this Saturday (28) at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez , in Mexico City. He managed to drop almost a second compared to the previous day’s time.
Verstappen emerges as the big favorite to win another stage of the season. Racing in a separate championship, the other drivers in the top 3 were Alexander Albon, from Williams, just seven tenths behind Verstappen. The Thai improved his performance greatly for this weekend, after being 14th fastest on Friday. Running with the massive support of his home fans, Sergio Pérez was third, with a time of 1min18s026.
Mercedes led this Saturday’s free practice until the 20th minute, when RBR came to the track with its two drivers. George Russell had the fourth fastest time, with 1min18s348. McLaren also raised the bar, Oscar Piastri was fifth fastest 0s856 behind Russell.
Unlike Friday, which saw threats of rain from Mexico City, this Saturday’s free training took place under open skies and strong sun, with a temperature of 20ºC. A surprise in training 1 and 2, Valtteri Bottas had another great free training session this Saturday. The Finnish driver from Alfa Romeo finished in sixth place, with a best lap of 1min18s437.
Yuki Tsunoda, from AlphaTauri, Lando Norris, from McLaren, Daniel Ricciardo, also from AlphaTauri, and Lewis Hamilton, from Mercedes, closed the top 10 with the best times of the day. Ferrari, which continues to dream of better positions in this final stretch of the season, was unable to keep up with the pace of activities. Charles Leclerc was 13th fastest, and Carlos Sainz 15th.
*With information from Metrópoles
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