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Hamilton improved from his 11th place in first practice to get up to 4th, with Sebastian Vettel just behind in 5th and the second Ferrari of Raikkonen in 5th. Hamilton was one of the drivers who spun in the session; with the newly crowned three-time champion spinning at turn 4.<\/p>\n 7th fastest was Valtteri Bottas; who had a scary moment in the braking zone for turn 1 when he lost control of his Williams and lost his front wing; much like Sainz’ accident at Sochi earlier this month. He limped his car back to the pits and got back out on track to end just over a second slower than Rosberg’s time.<\/p>\n 8th and 9th belonged to the to McLaren-Honda drivers,\u00a0who despite having said that they were expecting this weekend to be one of the worst for their car showed good pace. Fernando Alonso bested Jenson Button by a tenth; with the pair 1.4 seconds slower than Rosberg. They were both just faster than Felipe Massa who replicated his 10th place finish from the first session.<\/p>\n The session saw 2 red flag periods. The first came within the first 10 minutes after session one’s fastest man Max Verstappen hit the wall at the final corner after losing the rear end of his Toro Rosso. The second went to Romain Grosjean after the Frenchman pulled his Lotus to the side of the circuit after clutch issues. Grosjean’s new team-mate at Haas for next season will be announced tonight in Mexico, with it almost certain that Esteban Gutierrez will make his return to the grid with the new squad.<\/p>\n Mexico practice 2 time-sheets:<\/p>\n \n\n\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n| \n POS<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Driver<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Team<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Time<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Laps<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| \n 1<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Nico Rosberg<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Mercedes<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 1’21.531<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 36<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| \n 2<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Daniil Kvyat<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Red Bull<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 1’21.776<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 27<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| \n 3<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Daniel Ricciardo<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Red Bull<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 1’21.868<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 28<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| \n 4<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Lewis Hamilton<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Mercedes<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 1’21.961<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 33<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| \n 5<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Sebastian Vettel<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Ferrari<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 1’21.984<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 32<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| \n 6<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Kimi Raikkonen<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Ferrari<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 1’22.399<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 33<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| \n 7<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Valtteri Bottas<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Williams<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 1’22.721<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 28<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| \n 8<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Fernando Alonso<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n McLaren<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 1’22.993<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 36<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| \n 9<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Jenson Button<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n McLaren<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 1’23.109<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 25<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| \n 10<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Felipe Massa<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Williams<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 1’23.289<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 32<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| \n 11<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Nico Hulkenberg<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Force India<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 1’23.290<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 34<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| \n 12<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Pastor Maldonado<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Lotus<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 1’23.363<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 24<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| \n 13<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Carlos Sainz<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Toro Rosso<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 1’23.364<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 41<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| \n 14<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Felipe Nasr<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Sauber<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 1’23.430<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 39<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| \n 15<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Sergio Perez<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Force India<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 1’23.597<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 33<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| \n 16<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Romain Grosjean<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Lotus<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 1’23.614<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 26<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| \n 17<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Marcus Ericsson<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Sauber<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 1’24.533<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 34<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| \n 18<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Alexander Rossi<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Manor<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 1’25.940<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 29<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| \n 19<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Will Stevens<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Manor<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 1’26.968<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 28<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| \n 20<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Max Verstappen<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Toro Rosso<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n No time<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 2<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Max Verstappen and Nico Rosberg have ended the Friday practice sessions for the 2015 Mexican Grand Prix as the fastest drivers. 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Max Verstappen was fastest in the first session of practice at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez; the first on-track action for Formula One in Mexico for 23 years. The session was largely unrepresentative, with the track damp at the start.<\/p>\n