Hamilton ended seventh overall in the more representative second session, just over 0.3s off 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Max Verstappen.

Interestingly, Hamilton set the fastest final sector of anyone bu꧂t lost out in the first two-thirds of the 🧸lap.

Mercedes expected to go well in Mexico after narrowly missing out on the victory last time out in Austin - before Ham🤡ilton’s disqualification at least - but Friday proved to be a “challenging day” for the ꩲseven-time world champion.

Reflecting on the action in Mexico, Hamilton thought his W14 “felt completely different to what it felt like i🍎n Austin”.

“It's been a challenging day for me today, the car felt completely different to 🐭what it felt like in Austin a week ago and we need to understand why,” he said. “We didn't show the most competitive long-runs, so we've been focusing on trying out different set-ups. 

“The track here comes with its challenges, but we've done well her🅰e in previous years. So, we're not yet fully where we want to be ahead of tomorrow, but we will work hard overnight to improve and make necessary changes. 

“The car showed a promis🅰ing pace in Austin and I'm confident we can get it to a good place here and there's plenty of room for us to improve.”

Teammate 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:George Russell missed FP1 as Mercedes ran Frederik V🃏esti to meet the FIA’s mandatory rookie driver ruling.

He ended FP2 10th fastest, a co🅘uple of tenths off Hamilton.

“It felt good to be back in the car, but I had a challenging session today with mixed weather conditions and a bit of rain towards the end of FP2, which compromised the consecutive laps for everybody,” he added. “It's a tight g🧔rid out there and lots of traffic during the sessions today, so one of the challenges we will need to tackle this weekend. 

“We also need to make some improvements with the pace of our car, if we want to be at the front end of Q3 t♋omorrow, but I ♈know we will work hard overnight to achieve that.”