Max Verstappen’s incredible run of form since the Formula 1 Summer Shutdown has ignited a three-way fight for the Drivers’ Championship and put the Red Bull driver in position to pull off arguably the sport’s biggest comeback and secure his fifth title.

Oscar Piastri has endured a nightmare run that began with a DNF in Baku and was exacerbated by an underwhelming display at the United States Grand Prix last weekend

McLaren Formula 1 team principal Andrea Stella is confident Oscar Piastri can brush off a difficult United States Grand Prix weekend in Mexico

The gap from the McLaren man to the next fastest car (Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton) was 0.345sec but from there down there was less than three-tenths separating Hamilton from Kimi Antonelli in seventh. George Russell was third with Charles Leclerc fourth, both more than half a second away from Norris’s ultimate time.

Qualifying follows next with Lando Norris leading after FP3 at the Formula One Mexico Grand Prix today. Red Bull's Max Verstappen is closing in on McLaren's Oscar Piastri and Norris in the title race. Qualifying is next in Mexico City, where we will learn who is on pole for Sunday's Grand Prix.

Max Verstappen was fastest in second practice for the Mexico Grand Prix, driving Red Bull’s updated Formula 1 challenger, with championship leader Oscar Piastri down in 12th.

In a tensely-contested session, the 25-year-old Briton, who is 14 points behind McLaren teammate Piastri in the drivers’ championship, clocked a fastest lap in one minute and 16.633 seconds to outpace seven-time champion Hamilton by 0.345.

Oscar Piastri wants to be 'more consistent' on Saturday after ranking 12th in Free Practice 2.The Mexico City Grand Prix weekend has proven to be a difficult feat to conquer for Piastri, as he claimed P4 in the Free Practice 1 on Friday.

Jacques Villeneuve offered a stinging critique of Oscar Piastri following the opening day of practice in Mexico.