There's one man being cheered louder than all the others at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez this weekend – home hero Sergio Perez, who, for the first time in his career, has a car genuinely capable of winning his home race.
And it was all looking good in final practice as the Mexican topped the time sheets ahead of his Red Bull team mate Max Verstappen, just a few hours before the fight for pole position began.
Hit play on the video above to see all the key moments from the session, and tune back into F1.com for live coverage of qualifying, which kicks off at 2pm local time in Mexico.
FP3 REPORT: Red Bull lay down marker as Perez heads Verstappen in final practice for Mexico City GP
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