P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Lewis Hamilton was left puzzled by the handling of his Mercedes F1 car following Friday practice at the Mexico City Grand Prix.
On the second practice session, Lewis Hamilton finished seventh overall, just over 0.3 seconds behind Max Verstappen. Although he set the fastest final sector, he struggled in the first two-thirds of the lap. Mercedes had high expectations for the race in Mexico after narrowly missing victory in Austin, but Friday proved to be challenging for Hamilton. He mentioned that his car felt completely different from the previous week’s race and they need to understand why. Despite not being where they want to be yet, Hamilton is confident that they can improve and find a good pace for the race. George Russell, Hamilton’s teammate, missed FP1 but finished 10th in FP2 and acknowledged the challenges of the tight grid and the need to improve the car’s pace for qualifying.
Source: Crash
