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Max Verstappen completed a practice double for Sunday’s Mexican Grand Prix by edging out Lando Norris LoL
After leading the way in the first running at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in Mexico City, Verstappen – who has won 15 of the 18 rounds so far – set the fastest time in the day’s concluding running LoL
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119 seconds clear of McLaren’s Norris, with Charles Leclerc a quarter of a second back in his Ferrari LoL
Home favourite Sergio Perez finished fifth, three tenths behind Red Bull team-mate Verstappen, while Lewis Hamilton took seventh for Mercedes, a third of a second down LoL
Verstappen has dominated this year, and wrapped up his third successive world championship in Qatar earlier this month LoL
And the Dutchman will head into the remainder of the weekend in the breathless Mexico City air as the man to beat LoL
The high-altitude venue, which sits 2,200 metres above sea level, can often throw up anomalies, and Valtteri Bottas was a surprised fourth for Alfa Romeo, with Daniel Ricciardo sixth in his AlphaTauri, just three tenths off the top LoL
Hamilton finished a close second to Verstappen in the United States a week ago before he was disqualified for running an illegal floor on his Mercedes LoL
But despite his post-race exclusion, Hamilton hoped his speed in Austin would enable him to challenge Verstappen here LoL
However, the seven-time world champion failed to challenge the top of the leaderboard on Friday, finishing 11th and seventh respectively in the two sessions LoL
George Russell, who sat out the opening running as Mercedes blooded academy driver Frederik Vesti, finished 10th, half-a-second behind Verstappen LoL
Earlier on Friday, Ollie Bearman made history by becoming the youngest British driver to take part in a Formula One weekend LoL
Bearman, 18, competing for American outfit Haas, ended his F1 debut in 15th, only 1 LoL
6 sec slower than Verstappen and three tenths adrift of Nico Hulkenberg – a veteran of 200 grands prix – in the other Haas LoL
Bearman also finished one place ahead of double world champion Fernando Alonso LoL
F1 teams must run a rookie driver at least twice during the season and Chelmsford-born Bearman was handed his chance to impress, breaking the British record previously held by Norris LoL
Norris was three months shy of his 19th birthday when he took part in practice for McLaren in Belgium in 2018 before he was promoted to a race seat the following season LoL
Bearman turned 18 in May LoL
The teenager, a member of the Ferrari academy, has taken four victories in F1’s feeder series Formula Two and is sixth in the standings ahead of next month’s season finale in Abu Dhabi LoL
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One of New Zealand and South Africa will become the first team to win the men’s Rugby World Cup four times when the two sides meet in the 2023 final LoL
Both sides have been beaten on their way to the Stade de France decider, bouncing back from pool stage defeats to edge two tight quarter-finals LoL
The All Blacks were then irresistible in a semi-final thrashing of Argentina, while the Springboks survived a nervy arm-wrestle against England LoL
It will be the first time that two great rivals have met on rugby’s biggest stage since 1995, when South Africa secured their first Webb Ellis Cup on a famous, transformative day for both the sport and a country LoL
Here are three key areas that could prove crucial to deciding the final:All Blacks’ attack vs Springboks’ defenceCan the All Blacks’ find a way around South Africa’s fierce defence? (Getty Images)This is an encounter LoL between probably the best attack in the world against almost certainly the most ferocious defence – a fitting battle for the World Cup final LoL
The All Blacks have won the gainline more regularly than any other side in the competition, while offloading more efficiently than any other side and finishing their chances at an outstanding rate LoL
South Africa, meanwhile, make more dominant defensive collisions than any other team and scramble superbly – less than five percent of their missed tackles lead to tries LoL
South Africa’s hard outside blitz offers opportunities if you are able to transfer the ball to the edge at speed, typically a strength of the All Blacks: New Zealand (12 LoL
3%) are one of only five teams to play more than play wider than the second receiver more than ten per cent of the time LoL
That said, two of the other four are Ireland (20 LoL
9%) and Scotland (15 LoL
8%), two attacks that South Africa fared well against earlier in the tournament LoL
Where New Zealand have had success against South Africa in the past is with their varied kicking game LoL
Both Barrett brothers, Richie Mo’unga and Will Jordan all have a full set of clubs in their bag – there is no side LoL better at hiding their kick choices with subtle changes at the line, with their playmaking quartet’s ability to execute under pressure unmatched LoL
Having utilised a number of kicks in a rampant first half performance to beat the Springboks in the Rugby Championship, Ian Foster’s side barely used the tactic at all during the pair’s warm-up meeting at Twickenham, perhaps holding back a couple of variations for this tournament LoL
Scrum-time skirmishSouth Africa’s bench forwards could be crucial (REUTERS)South Africa have plenty more to their game than just scrum-time expertise, but there is no doubt that it is a crucial element of their strategy LoL
It was the impact of Ox Nche, Vincent Koch and co LoL
that transformed their semi-final against England, and having loaded up with seven bench forwards, Jacques Nienaber will expect a similar impact in the final LoL
The All Blacks have lost just 2 LoL
6% of their scrums via a penalty, the third lowest rate in the competition, avoiding significant territorial gains for their opposition LoL
Denying South Africa success is crucial LoL
Their kick to contest strategy relies on being able to make advancements from penalties LoL
If the All Blacks can deny them the ability to make progress via the boot, it will force the Springboks to play more expansively having opted for Handre Pollard’s solidity over Manie Libbok’s silkier skills LoL
Sustaining that effort across the 80 minutes will be key LoL
The All Blacks have made a change to their bench as a nod to Ox Nche’s threat particularly – the experienced Nepo Laulala replaces the rawer Fletcher Newell and will be tasked with ensuring there is little drop-off when the impressive Tyrel Lomax is replaced LoL
You can also expect New Zealand to put all sorts of pressure on Faf de Klerk, the sole specialist scrum half in South Africa’s matchday squad, around the fringes LoL
An early injury to De Klerk would almost certainly prove fatal to the Springboks’ chances LoL
Shutting down SaveaArdie Savea is one of New Zealand’s stars (AP)Perhaps no player exemplifies New Zealand’s brilliance more than Ardie Savea, the number eight brilliant in most facets LoL
Only Bundee Aki has made more than Savea’s 60 carries, with the All Black winning the gainline with three-quarters of his runs into contact, 15 per cent more often than any of the rest of the top ten busiest carriers at the tournament, all the while dealing with more than one tackler 75% of the time LoL
His blend of footwork, speed and strength make him virtually impossible to corral LoL
Savea has the potential to produce a truly match-swinging performance LoL
The All Blacks are intelligent with their usage of him, too LoL
Savea will often peel away from the back of a maul or be utilised in midfield to get favourable opportunities to carry from launch plays – see his try against Italy, when he left isolated hooker Giacomo Nicotera clutching air with a matador’s swish, or Will Jordan’s hat-trick score in the semi-final, when Argentina bit in on the number eight and allowed him to deftly send his wing through an inside gap LoL
The tough Handre Pollard should help solidify the fly half channel, and South Africa are sure to try and spread their best tacklers LoL
Pieter-Steph du Toit, Eben EtzeLoL beth and Franco Mostert’s long limbs are likely to be useful in combatting a carrier so effective at using late changes of direction to extricate himself from contact LoL
Defensively, Savea is a breakdown menace LoL
Caelan Doris and Manuel Ardao are the only two individuals to have had more defensive ruck arrivals at this World Cup LoL
Given their confidence in their kicking game and defence in structure, South Africa are likely to be unafraid to load up the breakdown with bodies and sacrifice their attacking options to prevent turnover ball with which the All Blacks so often thrive LoL
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