Max Verstappen laid down a marker to his rivals after setting the fastest time of second practice ahead of qualifying for Sunday's Mexico City Grand Prix.

Max Verstappen continued his Formula One comeback charge with the fastest time in practice for the Mexico City Grand Prix on Friday while McLaren rivals struggled. Red Bull's four times world champion,

Max Verstappen says he is concerned about his chances of winning the Mexico City Grand Prix despite setting the pace in practice. The four-time world champion was one of nine drivers to sit out of first practice for rookies, but returned to action in style by topping FP2 by 0.153 seconds ahead of Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc.

Max Verstappen and Lando Norris had quite the battle at the Mexico City Grand Prix, which resulted in the Dutchman being penalised.

Both McLarens were poised to have a runaway weekend at the U.S. Grand Prix. Red Bull’s Max Verstappen chipped away at their F1 championship lead instead.

Ferrari will have gone a year without a win in Mexico this weekend and the wait looks likely to continue as Red Bull's Max Verstappen seeks to turn the screw on McLaren's Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris.

A report from ESPN stated that the grand prix recorded an average of 1.5 million viewers, an increase of 14% from the 2024 United States Grand Prix. Viewership peaked at 1.6 million from 4.15-4.30 pm.

The Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez is 2,200 metres above sea level and Red Bull's Honda engines tend to fare better than those of their rivals at dealing with the lack of oxygen and cooling air. That has helped Verstappen to five wins in Mexico City to date and a sixth this weekend would make it his most successful circuit in F1.