Lewis Hamilton secured pole position with a lap of 1:16.514, edging out George Russell by just 0.009 seconds while Charles Leclerc took third. Kimi Antonelli advanced to fourth on the starting grid following a penalty for Max Verstappen, placing him in prime position to clinch the championship with a ninth-place finish. Further back, technical penalties altered the top 10 after Liam Lawson was disqualified, and Fernando Alonso suffered an on-track stoppage due to a suspected water pressure issue.
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Ferrari and Mercedes locked out the top two rows of the grid following a grid drop issued…: Ferrari and Mercedes locked out the top two rows of the grid following a grid drop issued to Max Verstappen.
Kimi Antonelli stands on the brink of becoming the first Italian Formula One world champi…: Kimi Antonelli stands on the brink of becoming the first Italian Formula One world champion since 1953.
McLaren faced a mixed qualifying performance as reigning champion Lando Norris qualified…: McLaren faced a mixed qualifying performance as reigning champion Lando Norris qualified sixth while Oscar Piastri ended the session in 13th.
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George Russell is second fastest and Charles Leclerc third while reigning champion Lando Norris qualifies sixth.
Lewis Hamilton has taken his first pole position for Ferrari at the Mexico City Grand Prix with Mercedes’s Kimi Antonelli fourth on the grid for a ground-breaking race likely to make the 20-year-old Formula One’s youngest champion.
Antonelli needs only a ninth-place finish at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez on Sunday to become Italy’s first champion since 1953. He was fifth fastest in qualifying, admitting he felt tense, but will move up a place due to Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, in fourth, taking a grid drop.
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