Gasly out of Mexican GP qualifying

Pierre Gasly’s difficult Mexican Grand Prix has continued by being forced to miss qualifying after his second engine breakdown of the weekend during FP3.

Gasly, who was already set for a 15-place grid penalty due to Control Electronics and MGU-H element changes, completed just two laps in FP3 before an engine problem halted his session early.

With Toro Rosso given less than three hours to resolve the issue Gasly has been forced out of qualifying for his third F1 race.

The French driver, who was also denied a Super Formula title tilt last weekend when a Typhoon cancelled the season finale, has completed a total of just 12 laps of the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez heading into the Mexican GP after missing FP1 with Sean Gelael given driving duties.

An engine issue in the Friday afternoon session stalled his progress before his FP3 session was ended before it really began.

Gasly will now need permission from the FIA to start from the back of the grid for Sunday's race.