Jacques Villeneuve has urged McLaren to let Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri fully fight for the title after scrapping internal 'repercussions'

The Dutchman headed the second practice session for the Mexico City Grand Prix from Charles Leclerc and Kimi Antonelli, while title leader Oscar Piastri languished down the order. An early drama for Antonelli saw the young Italian’s car go into limp home mode in the opening moments of the session.

Piastri remains in the lead for the Drivers’ Championship, 14 points ahead of Norris and 40 clear of a hard-charging Max Verstappen. The Australian driver addressed the state of play in the title race on Thursday, outlining why, despite the current storylines, he would rather be the hunted than the hunter.

Aussie driver Oscar Piastri didn't make the emphatic statement he would have hoped in a Mexico GP practice session with Lewis Hamilton warning McLaren over Max Verstappen's F1 title challenge. Piastri has endured a tough run in recent weeks with his fifth-place finish in Austin seeing his lead cut.

Lewis Hamilton has sent a message to Oscar Piastri amid reports that the Formula 1 Drivers' Championship leader has been 'punished' by McLaren.

McLaren are feeling the heat with Max Verstappen looming large in the title fight, but CEO Zak Brown is extremely reluctant to pick a number-one driver between Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri

If Oscar Piastri is feeling the heat, more than usual in the furnace of Mexico City's high-altitude Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, McLaren's Formula One leader is doing a good job of hiding it.