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Hamilton says Mexican GP track is "crazy" slippery

Lewis Hamilton has highlighted the "slippery" nature of the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez as Formula 1 action made its official return to the track on Friday. Hamilton ended FP1 all the way down in 11th, but moved up to fourth in FP2, four tenths off his session-topping teammate Nico Rosberg. However, FP2 also saw Hamilton spin at Turn 5 and flat-spot his tyres at Turn 13. Subsequently describing the track conditions as "challenging but fun", he commented: "It's crazy how slippery it is out there. "Because it is so high in altitude, it is way worse grip than you have in Monza, which is quite low [already]" Hamilton continued. "You are sliding around so...
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