Verstappen Lives up to Favorite Tag in Mexico

Verstappen Lives up to Favorite Tag in Mexico
Red Bull's Max Verstappen and Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas in action during practice at Hermanos Rodriguez racetrack in Mexico City, on Nov. 5, 2021, ahead of the Formula One Mexico Grand Prix. Andres Stapff/Reuters
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Red Bull’s Formula One world championship leader Max Verstappen lapped a hefty half a second faster than Mercedes rival Lewis Hamilton in free practice for the Mexico City Grand Prix on Friday.

Verstappen set a best time of one minute 17.301 seconds in the afternoon at the high-altitude Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, with seven-times world champion Hamilton third quickest and 0.509 slower.