Lando Norris tops final practice at Mexico City Grand Prix

McLaren’s Lando Norris set the pace in the final hour of practice, ahead of qualifying, for the Mexico City Grand Prix, pipping Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton. 

Feature image credit: McLaren Racing

Norris stands as the third different pace-setter in three practice sessions at the Mexico Grand Prix, following on from Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen in Free Practice 1 and 2, respectively. 

His teammate, and fellow championship rival, Oscar Piastri could only muster fifth at best, ahead of the other championship contender Verstappen, in sixth. Mercedes’ George Russell, who remains in mathematical contention for the driver’s title, finished third fastest. 

Williams Alexander Albon seemed to have trouble out on track with a handful of lock-ups in the stadium section, and he complained that he lost power in the dying embers of the session. 

At the same point, Verstappen complained, at the end of the session, that he had no grip on the front and rear of the car. 

So, who finished where in the final free practice session of the weekend? 

Max Verstappen tops FP2 ahead of Leclerc at Mexico City Grand Prix

FP3 times:

1. Lando Norris, McLaren – 1m 16.633
2. Lewis Hamilton, Ferrari +0.345s
3. George Russell, Mercedes +0.512s
4. Charles Leclerc, Ferrari +0.566s
5. Oscar Piastri, McLaren +0.599s
6. Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing +0.609s
7. Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes +0.620s
8. Isack Hadjar, Racing Bulls +0.763s
9. Yuki Tsunoda, Red Bull Racing +0.782s
10. Gabriel Bortoleto, Kick Sauber +0.893s
11. Liam Lawson, Kick Sauber +0.919s
12. Esteban Ocon, Haas +0.941s
13. Lance Stroll, Aston Martin +0.965s
14. Nico Hulkenberg, Kick Sauber +1.031s
15. Carlos Sainz, Williams +1.168s
16. Alexander Alobon, Williams +1.361s
17. Oliver Bearman, Haas +1.413s
18. Pierre Gasly, Alpine +1.779s
19. Franco Colapinto, Alpine +1.948s
20. Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin +1.978s

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Hi, I'm Kamron. I created ApexMotorsports.co.uk in the dying embers of the 2021 Formula 1 world championship. It allowed me freedom to write whatever I wanted to write about which was all things motorsports, my passion. I have put a lot of effort in over the years to keep this website in its best shape and I've loved seeing the brand grow consistently, month-on-month, year-on-year. My ambition is to keep watching this brand grow into a primary outlet of news for all things motorsports whilst fueling my desire to pursue a career in sports journalism, specialising in motorsports.