Verstappen even practices in Mexico: 16 racers within one second
Max Verstappen was the fastest driver of both free practice sessions on Friday in Mexico. In the first, Alex Albon came closest to his time of 1:19.718, but in the afternoon the Dutchman set the bar much higher, setting a lap time of 1:18.686. In the first practice, the racers tested the prototype of Pirelli tires for the 2024 season, and there were five newcomers on the track. The fastest of them was Oliver Bearman (Haas), who set the fifteenth time and was faster than Fernando Alonso. Seventeenth was Isack Hadjar (AlphaTauri), eighteenth was Jack Doohan (Alpine), and nineteenth was Frederik Vesti (Mercedes). Theo Pourchaire, who was sitting in the Alfa Romeo racing car, had a lot of bad luck, but due to problems with the brakes, he did not manage to complete a single fast lap. The second training was also witnessed