Verstappen, 40 points off championship leader Piastri after a run of three wins and a second place in the past four races, set the pace, leading Ferrari's Charles Leclerc by 0.153 seconds. Norris was fourth fastest, while Piastri, 14 points ahead of the Briton, was down in 12th.

Max Verstappen was the fastest driver on the track during the second practice session in Mexico City, but the reigning world champion is worried about his chances on Sunday

McLaren boss Andrea Stella has revealed Max Verstappen's serious title threat in Formula 1 contributed to its call to remove

Esteban Ocon briefly goes quickest, before Oscar Piastri improves with a 1:21.570 to retake top spot. This circuit doesn't get much use outside of this F1 race, so there's lots of dust on the track at the moment. That will clear as it sees more and more action.

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen raced to his third victory in four races Sunday at the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix, while McLaren’s Lando Norris took a huge chunk out of teammate Oscar Piastri’s cham

Lindblad has maintained frontrunner status for one of the vacant Racing Bulls positions for a considerable time, despite a modest maiden Formula 2 season. Veteran super adviser Helmut Marko remained tight-lipped on the matter, though he acknowledged being "very impressed" by the teenager's Friday showing.

Red Bull says the new floor introduced in Mexico is an evolution of the version debuted in Monza. The adjustments to the cooling inlets stem from insights the team admits it previously overlooked

RED Bull driver Max Verstappen set the pace during second practice at the Mexico City Grand Prix, the Dutchman leading the way from the Ferrari

Max Verstappen has cut the driver's championship points deficit from 104 to 40, and he still has five Grands Prix to close the gap versus Norris and Piastri.