WATCH: Ride onboard with George Russell for the fastest lap of Friday practice in Mexico City
Mercedes driver George Russell set the benchmark during Friday practice for the Mexico City Grand Prix, as the F1 field got back up to speed around the tricky Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez.
Russell produced a time of 1m 19.970s on the 2022-spec C4 soft tyre in the early stages of FP2, while the majority of drivers focused on 2023 testing for tyre suppliers Pirelli.
READ MORE: Russell heads second practice in Mexico City as Leclerc crashes out
Click on the video player above to ride onboard with Russell for the fastest lap of the day in Mexico.
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