George Russell leads second practice in Mexico as Charles Leclerc crashes out

George Russell

George Russell topped the times for Mercedes after Charles Leclerc crashed his Ferrari during Friday's second practice at the Mexico Formula One Grand Prix.
Russell offered a hint of Mercedes' potential with a strong performance in a session devoted to tyre testing, in changeable conditions, while Leclerc, unhurt, was left to watch from the Ferrari garage.

The Briton, 24, took advantage of a chance to shine as one of only a few drivers permitted to run on 2022 tyres and clocked a best lap in one minute and 19.970 seconds on softs.

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This lifted him eight-tenths of a second clear of Yuki Tsunoda in his Alpha Tauri and Esteban Ocon of Alpine, both also allowed to use half the session to work on set-up with regular tyres after handing their cars to guest rookies for the opening practice. Russell's Mercedes teammate, seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton, was fourth-quickest in a session interrupted by two red flags.

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