Lando Norris fastest in Mexican Grand Prix FP3 ahead of Lewis Hamilton and George Russell

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Lando Norris topped the timing sheets for the final practice at the Mexican Grand Prix, with Oscar Piastri and Max Verstappen dropping back.

Norris led from Lewis Hamilton and George Russell, in what could help the McLaren driver with his confidence heading into the qualifying session.

Verstappen made his way out onto the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez track early in free practice three with a rear wing covered in flow vis paint.

Red Bull have potentially made changes to the car overnight and was using the start of the session to gather vital data, with both drivers running different rear wing set-ups.

Similar to the second practice yesterday, some drivers were struggling to get their medium tyre into its optimal levels. Lewis Hamilton was seen fighting his Ferrari multiple times in the first half of FP3, with George Russell and Lance Stroll complaining about the slippery conditions.

Lando Norris topped the timing sheets at the halfway mark of the session, leading from Carlos Sainz in the Williams and Russell, with the Spaniard an anomaly at the top on soft tyres.

Oscar Piastri could not keep up with his McLaren teammate in the first half of FP2, finding himself once again in P12 with 30 minutes remaining.

The practice times aren’t necessarily reflective of what could be seen in qualifying later today, as each team’s fuel loads remain unknown.

The end of FP3 saw some soft tyre qualifying runs, which saw Isack Hadjar set the fastest time ahead of Lance Stroll as Piastri took part in his first flying lap.

The championship leader crossed the line to take the top of the time sheets, but it was only eight one-hundredths of a second ahead of the Racing Bulls.

Alex Albon had an extremely difficult session in his Williams, with the Thai driver struggling with the brakes before telling the team he had “no power” with five minutes remaining.

Fernando Alonso missed soft tyre runs, with Aston Martin saying: “We have discovered a small issue with the front right of Fernando’s car. The team are trying to get it repaired but it’s unlikely he will get back out before the end of FP3.” It’s a concerning problem for the team, who will be hoping the car can be repaired before qualifying in a couple of hours.