Mexican GP Friday practice
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Here's the full report from second practice, keep an eye on Autosport tonight for all the Friday reaction from Mexico and our in-depth analysis of practice form: 
Before the F1 action resumes with practice three at 4pm UK time tomorrow, you can follow day two of Rally GB on Autosport Live. Saturday coverage gets under way at 7.45am.
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The chequered flag is out, Red Bull and Ricciardo top Mexico Friday but it's very, very close up front.
Magnussen enlivens his final minute of running with a trip over the grass.
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Tail end: 16 Wehrlein; 17 Magnussen; 18 Ericsson; 19 Gasly; 20 Grosjean
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Midfield: 11 Sainz; 12 Massa; 13 Hartley; 14 Stroll; 15 Vandoorne
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Top 10: 1 Ricciardo; 2 Hamilton; 3 Verstappen; 4 Vettel; 5 Raikkonen; 6 Bottas; 7 Alonso; 8 Perez; 9 Hulkenberg; 10 Ocon
So barring any late shocks, our Friday order at Mexico City is going to be...
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McLaren asks Vandoorne to pit "for a nosebox change".
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"I feel something strange at the end of the straight," says Hartley. He's told to pit.
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And it's either encouraging or painfully frustrating for McLaren that at a circuit where it was so sceptical about its potential that it took a bucketload of engine penalties, Alonso is seventh and within two tenths of Bottas.
Into the final 10 minutes, and this session leaves the Mexican GP looking pretty intriguing - just 0.498s covering the top six.
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"Just for the main straight, pull out to the right-hand side," McLaren tells Alonso as he and Vandoorne try tows.
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Sainz suggests to Renault that he's low on power.
Neither Red Bull is running now, with pacesetter Ricciardo also in the pits. He's only done 19 laps, while other frontrunners are over 30.
The McLarens are out in tandem, with Alonso and Vandoorne experimenting with tow tactics.
Here's a look at the McLaren mechanics retrieving Vandoorne's car after his wheel scare right at the start of the session.
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Possible problem for Verstappen. He'd been discussing 'fail' modes with Red Bull on the radio and is now walking through the paddock.
Hamilton catches a high-speed wiggle as he heads onto the back straight on the 14th lap of a long ultra-soft run.
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"Sorry about that," Hartley says to Toro Rosso quite jauntily after his spin. He's asked to pit.
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And just after reporting that engine oddity, Hartley has a quick spin on the way out of Turn 6. He rejoins harmlessly.
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"The engine made a strange sound at the apex of Turn 5," Hartley tells Toro Rosso.
Only the Renaults, Saubers, Gasly and the sidelined Grosjean are in the pits right now, everyone else is out on long runs.
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"Esteban, we want to check the anti-stall so when you pull up into the box do not engage the clutch," Force India asks Ocon.
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Tail end: 16 Wehrlein; 17 Magnussen; 18 Ericsson; 19 Gasly; 20 Grosjean
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Midfield: 11 Sainz; 12 Massa; 13 Hartley; 14 Stroll; 15 Vandoorne
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Order: 1 Ricciardo; 2 Hamilton; 3 Verstappen; 4 Vettel; 5 Raikkonen; 6 Bottas; 7 Alonso; 8 Perez; 9 Hulkenberg; 10 Ocon
Most drivers are now into long-run mode but there's still movement on the timing screens - Alonso goes back up to seventh.
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