Summary

  • McLaren's Norris takes pole position at Mexico City Grand Prix

  • Ferrari duo Leclerc & Hamilton will start second & third

  • Russell is fourth, Verstappen fifth & championship leader Piastri will start seventh

  • Piastri leads Norris by 14 points in championship, with Verstappen 26 points further back

  • TSU, OCO, HUL, ALO & LAW out after Q2

  • BOR, ALB, GAS, STR & COL out after Q1

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Live Reporting

Gary Rose

  1. 'Disappointing for Piastri'

    Sam Bird
    Formula E driver on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    As the track evolution got a little bit more everybody just improved and improved.

    That is really, really disappointing for Oscar Piastri, it's going to be a difficult debrief for him when his team-mate Lando Norris is up in pole position.

  2. Team radio - Norris

    "What a lap, what a lap! Even I don't know how I did that. The less I know, the better."

  3. Qualifying top 10

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  4. Charles Leclerc can only go second quickest but it is impressive qualifying pace from both Ferraris as Lewis Hamilton is third quickest.

    Crucially in the title battle, championship leader Oscar Piastri is only eighth...

  5. chequered flag

    Chequered flag

    Lando Norris secures pole position for the Mexico City Grand Prix!

  6. BIG lap by Lando Norris! He goes quickest with 1:15.586.

    Is that a pole-winning lap?

  7. Wow, fastest first sector of the weekend by Lando Norris. He's on a big lap here...

  8. Right, here we go. The top 10 are heading back out onto the track.

  9. Andrew Benson
    BBC F1 correspondent on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    If Lando Norris wins the race and Oscar Piastri finishes fifth, then Norris is leading the championship again for the first time since April.

  10. The track falls quiet as everyone prepares for their second shot at pole position.

  11. 'Leclerc king of qualifying'

    Andrew Benson
    BBC F1 correspondent on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    What a lap from Charles Leclerc, two-tenths quicker than Lando Norris, he's the king of qualifying.

    Charles Leclerc at the Mexico City Grand PrixGetty Images

  12. Lewis Hamilton goes third quickest. The top five are seperated by half a second.

  13. Big lap from Charles Leclerc as he does a 1:15.991 and he is quickest of all!

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    As a McLaren fan, Oscar needs to be the teams only focus, we’ll win nothing with Lando.

    Phil

  15. Sam Bird
    Formula E driver on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    If Max Verstappen can sort out that snap of oversteer at Turn 9, he will be in the hunt for pole position.

  16. Better from Oscar Piastri as he goes third quickest but he is still three tenths slower than his team-mate.

  17. Max Verstappen does a 1:16.455 but Lando Norris swiftly betters that with a 1:16.170.

  18. Max Verstappen is first out, so he will set the time the others will look to beat.

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    This is a big Q3. It could decide the championship. Go Lando!

    Peter

  20. There's been 12 different pole sitters in the last 13 races here.

    Only Charles Leclerc is the repeat pole sitter in that time.