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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Gary Rose

  1. 'Verstappen my tip for pole'

    Sam Bird
    Formula E driver on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    This is a track where Max Verstappen has gone extremely well at before.

    I think he's won five times here, so he's my tip for pole position.

  2. How's the weather?

    It is lovely conditions at Mexico City with blue skies above and temperatures 26C. There's also 0% chance of rain and there's little more than a gentle breeze.

  3. McLaren 'already a little bit behind'

    Andrew Benson
    BBC F1 correspondent on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

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    Lando Norris said McLaren were "already a little bit behind" after Friday practice at the Mexico City Grand Prix.

    Norris and team-mate Oscar Piastri are under pressure from Red Bull's Max Verstappen after a strong run of races for the Dutchman - and the four-time champion topped Friday practice at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez.

    Verstappen, 40 points off championship leader Piastri after a run of three wins and a second place in the past four races, set the pace, leading Ferrari's Charles Leclerc by 0.153 seconds.

    Norris was fourth fastest, while Piastri, 14 points ahead of the Briton, was down in 12th.

    Norris said: "We're in a reasonable place, for sure.

    "I got up to speed quite quickly, I was quite surprised. I found the limit quickly... but I found the limit quite quickly, which is just holding us back a bit.

    "Not that it was a bad day, but normally we're very good on a Friday and then everyone catches up on Saturday.

    "We are already a little bit behind so we have definitely some work to do tonight. The balance is a bit all over the place, same as the last few weeks. Single-lap stuff we're struggling a bit at the minute."

  4. Get Involved

    Who will be on pole?

    Bert: All will depend on Max Verstappen's car set up in practice 3. If they manage to get it into the right window as they often do, it will be Max on pole. If not it will be Leclerc on pole I think.

    Click on 'Get involved' at the top of this page

  5. How it looks

    Here's a reminder of how the drivers' standings looks with five races to go.

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  6. Get involved

    Who will be on pole?

    Qualifying is coming up later and it is potentially shaping up to be tough to call.

    Max Verstappen is looking strong over one lap, but is there more to come from the McLarens? Could there be a surprise from elsewhere?

    Who do you think will secure pole position? Click Get Involved at the top of this page to let us know.

  7. Coming up

    We've got one hour of final practice coming up in just under 30 minutes before qualifying takes place at 22:00 BST.

    Third practice: 18:30-19:30 (BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra 2 via BBC Sounds and smart speakers)

    Qualifying: 22:00-23:00 (BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra, BBC Sounds and smart speakers)

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    Hello and welcome along to our coverage of the Mexico City Grand Prix!

    Oscar Piastri is the championship leader but he knows the pressure is on going into this weekend.

    McLaren team-mate Lando Norris is just 14 points behind while Max Verstappen trails by 40 points but, on current form, is looking the man to beat.

  9. The man to beat?

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    He may not be leading the championship - he's not even second in the standings - but is this the man to beat in the battle to be named this year's world champion?