Grand Prix when Verstappen flipped Hamilton the middle finger and called him a “stupid idiot” after their cars nearly touched in practice, the drivers steered clear of each other in Mexico City. Hamilton has conceded it will be very difficult for Mercedes to match Red Bull’s race speed on Sunday.

“I don’t think it has been a representative day in terms of predicting qualifying, tomorrow everything will be even closer.” “The margins are going to be very close in qualifying to the Mercedes but hopefully we can lock out that front row,” Perez said. He was dominant through practice and qualifying again in 2019, but a starting grid penalty and a second lap tire puncture ruined his race and Hamilton won. Red Bull is heavily favored at the track. Red Bull had to park his car for 25 minutes of the hour-long session for repairs. That included Perez, the national favorite, who put his car into the wall just a few laps into the opening session. The tricky conditions made traction difficult and sent several car spinning. Red Bull found the speed to make a resounding recovery after Bottas and Hamilton were quickest in first practice, a session marked by clouds of dust on a track that hasn’t been used in two years. Hamilton, 36, is chasing a record-breaking eighth. The 24-year-old Dutchman is trying to win his first title. Verstappen leads Hamilton by 12 points heading into the final five races. Verstappen’s teammate Sergio Perez was on Hamilton’s rear wheel in fourth after recovering from a crash in Friday’s first practice.

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