The qualifying results established a dramatic dynamic for Sunday's race, where the leading qualifiers must win to keep the title battle alive. George Russell secured second on the grid by a razor-thin margin of 0.009 seconds behind the pole time of 1:16.514, followed by Charles Leclerc in third. Meanwhile, grid penalties reshuffled the starting order, promoting Kimi Antonelli to the second row and dropping Liam Lawson to ninth.
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Lewis Hamilton became the oldest Formula One pole sitter since Mario Andretti achieved th…: Lewis Hamilton became the oldest Formula One pole sitter since Mario Andretti achieved the feat in 1982.
Kimi Antonelli requires only a ninth-place finish to secure the world title and become It…: Kimi Antonelli requires only a ninth-place finish to secure the world title and become Italy's first champion since 1953.
Both Lewis Hamilton and George Russell must secure a race victory on Sunday to keep the c…: Both Lewis Hamilton and George Russell must secure a race victory on Sunday to keep the championship fight alive.
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MEXICO CITY, Oct 31 : Lewis Hamilton took his first pole position for Ferrari at the Mexico City Grand Prix on Saturday with Mercedes' 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, when he admitted he felt tense, but will move up a place due to Red Bull's Max Verstappen, in fourth, taking a grid drop.
The pole, in a time of one minute 16.514 seconds, was a record-extending 105th of Hamilton's stellar career. While he has had two sprint poles since he joined Ferrari last year, he has not had one at a regular grand prix since Hungary in July 2023 when he was at Mercedes - a wait of 1,197 days.
"Thank you so much, it has been such a long time coming," Hamilton said over the team radio. "Mega job, guys - I am so grateful for the hard work…
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