#MexicoGP 🇲🇽 #F1. FP2: Daniel Ricciardo fastest as Hamilton and Vettel suffer issues

Daniel Ricciardo set the pace as title rivals Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel suffered problems in Practice Two for the Mexican GP.

Ricciardo lowered the lap record set by Valtteri Bottas in Practice One to top the timesheet with a 1:17.801.

“I think these last three races will be pretty close between the top three teams,” said Ricciardo. “Mercedes always have more on Saturday so I think we still need to find a few tenths if we want to stay ahead of them.”

Hamilton was a tenth off the Australian in second – the championship leader recovering from a big spin on his first timed lap of the session – with Max Verstappen a further three hundredths of a second back.

The Dutchman revealed he had tested new-for-2018 components in Practice One and then suffered an engine failure in P2 – although he will avoid a penalty as the unit wasn’t his scheduled race engine.

Source: Mexican GP, Practice Two: Daniel Ricciardo fastest as Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel suffer issues | F1 News