MEXICO CITY -- Max Verstappen kept Red Bull at the top of the timesheets in final practice for the Mexican Grand Prix, edging Lewis Hamilton to the fastest lap by 0.075s.
Verstappen's best effort of 1:17.113 is a new track record, but featured a big lock up in the final sector as he tackled the hairpin in the stadium section. He made the same mistake on both his flying laps in FP3, sacrificing a couple of tenths of a second as he sailed wide of the apex.
Hamilton's best lap was also far from perfect after power drop outs on his first attempts meant he had to wait until his seventh lap on the ultra-soft tyres to set a competitive time.