* Verstappen leads the way with fastest lap * Leclerc second overall for Ferrari * Lindblad impresses in first practice with Red Bull (Updates after second session, adds quotes and details) By Alan Baldwin MEXICO CITY, Oct 24 (Reuters) – Max Verstappen continued his Formula One comeback charge with the fastest time in practice for the Mexico City Grand Prix on Friday while McLaren rivals struggled. Red Bull's four times world champion, who has roared back into contention after being 104 points adrift at the end of August, lapped the Hermanos Rodriguez circuit in a best time of one minute 17.392 seconds despite complaining the medium tyre was like driving on ice. The Dutch driver is 40 points adrift of McLaren's Oscar Piastri, and 26 behind the same team's Lando Norris, with five rounds rem

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