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Verstappen beats Mercedes duo to Mexico City GP pole
Max Verstappen (NLD) Red Bull Racing RB18. Formula 1 World Championship,…
Max Verstappen (NLD) Red Bull Racing RB18.
F1 Mexico City GP Qualifying - Verstappen on pole - as it happened
Max Verstappen of Red Bull will be on pole position for the F1 Mexico City Grand Prix.
Mercedes duo George Russell and Lewis Hamilton were second and third fastest in Qualifying.
How it happened here...
29 Oct 2022
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How it ended
F1 2022 Mexico City Grand Prix - Full Qualifying results
Sergio Perez (MEX) Red Bull Racing RB18. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd…
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It's pole for Verstappen in Mexico ahead of Russell and Hamilton!
21:59
Perez improves but stays third.
21:57
Nine of the 10 cars are on track for the final runs.
Who will claim pole here?
21:56
Time for the final runs in Q3... just 0.2s between the top three.
21:54
Order after the first runs: Verstappen, Russell, Perez, Sainz, Bottas, Leclerc, Norris, Ocon, Hamilton and Alonso.
21:53
It's provisional pole for Verstappen, 0.132s ahead of Russell.
Hamilton has his lap deleted for track limits at T9.
21:51
It's a 1m18.153s for Perez.
Verstappen is up through the first sector.
21:51
Nine of the 10 cars are out on track. Just Alonso is in the pit lane.
21:48
Q3 is now underway! A six-way fight for pole?
21:41
Out in Q2: Ricciardo, Zhou, Tsunoda, Gasly and Magnussen.
21:40
Chequered flag out in Q2 - Sainz goes second, right behind Hamilton. A lot of others are also improving.
21:38
All 15 drivers are out on track.
21:37
Perez improves to third on his new tyres, behind the two Mercedes drivers
21:35
Five minutes to go and Red Bull send Perez out on new tyres.
21:34
In the drop-zone: Tsunoda, Perez, Zhou, Gasly and Magnussen.
21:31
Bottas continues to show great pace in the Alfa Romeo as he goes third ahead of Verstappen.
21:31
Verstappen slots into third, 0.382s off on used tyres.
21:30
Hamilton sets a 1m18.552s, less than a tenth ahead of Russell.
21:29
All cars are now on track except the two Alpines.
21:27
The two Mercedes drivers break the silence.
21:26
Q2 is now underway - no one is on track.
21:21
Unlucky for Schumacher - he clearly had the pace to get through had it not been for his track limits violation.
21:19
Out in Q1: Schumacher, Vettel, Stroll, Albon and Latifi.