Bottas tops Mexico first practice

Valtteri Bottas led Lewis Hamilton in a Mercedes one-two ahead of Red Bull’s Max Verstappen in first practice at the Mexico City Grand Prix.  Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and Verstappen’s team-mate Sergio Perez both crashed at the final corner and damaged their rear wings.  Bottas led Hamilton by 0.076 seconds. Verstappen was 0.123secs off the Finn.  […]

Valtteri Bottas led Lewis Hamilton in a Mercedes one-two ahead of Red Bull’s Max Verstappen in first practice at the Mexico City Grand Prix. 

Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and Verstappen’s team-mate Sergio Perez both crashed at the final corner and damaged their rear wings. 

Bottas led Hamilton by 0.076 seconds. Verstappen was 0.123secs off the Finn. 

Verstappen is a strong favourite for victory on a track on which Red Bull have tended to excel in recent years.