Max Verstappen got the better of Daniel Ricciardo in Friday's opening practice for the Mexican GP, a session where neither Mercedes nor Ferrari shone. Despite earlier predictions of rain throughout the day, Friday's first practice took place in dry conditions with the showers expected later in the day. Kimi Raikkonen got proceedings underway with a 1:19.798 before the United States Grand Prix winner was pipped by his team-mate Sebastian Vettel. Raikkonen was running Ferrari's updated package while Vettel stuck with the old spec. Two laps into his run, the German reported that his hypersoft tyres were 'suffering' with notable marks on the rubber. Sergio Perez took over at the top but soon...
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