Verstappen laughs at Bottas after battle in Mexico City GP FP2

Verstappen and Bottas enjoyed strong second practice sessions in Mexico, ending first and fourth on the timesheets respectively.

Since leaving Mercedes, we’ve not seen Bottas go head-to-head with Verstappen on track given Alfa Romeo and Red Bull’s contrasting fortunes.

However, FP2 posed a rare opportunity for Bottas to battle the three-time world champion.

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Verstappen came out on top by braking later into Turn 1, with race engineer Gianpiero Lambiase  - pointing out that the Finn used DRS to try and keep the position.

Lambiase said: “He even used DRS, unbelievable” 

Verstappen replied: “Hahahaha!”