After a difficult weekend last time out in Austin, it was important for us to have a smooth and productive Friday practice here. Overall, we've had a decent day.
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A challenging Friday as always here in Mexico, where the lack of grip affects the behaviour of the car a lot.
We're in a decent place with the set-up of the car, there's nothing too urgent to address but, as always, we'll need to squeeze some more speed out of the car overnight.
It's clear there is a bit of time to find to Max on the single lap but we've got a few balance issues to fix so hopefully we can close that gap a little.
In terms of bagging mileage at a circuit that's new to them, it's at least been a productive to start the weekend.
We've been able to hit the ground running, showing a good performance and completing our test plan.
It was a decent start to the weekend and it was good fun, despite the dusty and slippery conditions.
We've seen that the battle at the front is extremely close in terms of race pace, so this could be a grand prix where strategy makes a particular difference.
There are quite a few things to look at to improve performance. It's been a positive start and we have a good feeling as a team heading into the weekend.
Times from today's second free practice session for the Gran Premio de la Ciudad de Mexico.
As expected, Lewis Hamilton and Kimi Raikkonen have been given reprimands for failing to follow the race director's instructions.
Lewis Hamilton has been summoned by the stewards in Mexico for failing to follow the race director’s instruction.
Bottas, Hamilton, Verstappen and Perez covered by just 0.269s as drivers struggle for grip at a dusty Mexico City.
Times from today's opening free practice session for the Gran Premio de la Ciudad de Mexico.