Mexico City GP: Max Verstappen sees off strong Mercedes challenge to take pole

Max Verstappen takes pole for Red Bull at the Mexico City GP; Lewis Hamilton had topped the timesheet for Mercedes in Q1 and Q2, but could only finish third behind team-mate George Russell; watch the race live on Sky Sports F1 at 8pm on Sunday, with build-up from 6:30pm

Max Verstappen took pole for Red Bull at the Mexico City GP

Max Verstappen overcame a strong challenge from Mercedes to beat George Russell to pole position for Red Bull at the Mexico City Grand Prix.

Lewis Hamilton topped the timesheet in Q1 and Q2 at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez to continue the strong form Mercedes had shown throughout the weekend, but it was the world champion who was able to find extra performance when it mattered most.

Verstappen’s 1:17.775 put him 0.3s clear of Russell, with Hamilton just a fraction behind his team-mate in third, while the other Red Bull of Sergio Perez finished fourth at his home circuit.

A disappointing session for Ferrari saw Carlos Sainz finish fifth, with Alfa Romeo’s Valtteri Bottas spectacularly beating Charles Leclerc to sixth.

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