Summary

  • Ricciardo on pole, Verstappen 2nd, Hamilton 3rd, Vettel 4th

  • Hamilton will win fifth world title with 7th or higher on Sunday - race at 19:10 GMT

  • Get involved #bbcf1

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  2. 'I'm sorry to all the fans'

    It was a relatively short practice session, since the cars were in the garage for most of it due to the rain. But we got out eventually...

    Lewis Hamilton says on Instagram: "I'm sorry to all the fans sitting out there, and there's been no running yet the FIA/ Pirelli won't give the teams an extra set of tyres to run in these conditions, so we are forced to just sit tight, and save the tyres we have in case rain comes in qualifying and the race."

    HamiltonGetty Images

  3. 'Verstappen looking good'

    Jolyon Palmer
    Former Renault driver on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra

    Max Verstappen is favourite and looking good but the times are close with Hamilton and Vettel very near.

    Bottas will be on the back foot with that problem. You can never rule out Lewis Hamilton though. Both Verstappen and Hamilton will not mind if it rains.

  4. Get Involved

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    JuanMarr: Wow Leclerc apparently he does deserve that Ferrari #bbcf1

    Jeremiah: The #Qualifying will be quite interesting. Ferrari and Mercedes with their "party-mode" and Red Bulls with their down force advantage. Could be too close to call.

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  6. Verstappen fastest again - read the report

    Andrew Benson
    BBC Sport’s chief F1 writer

    Red Bull’s Max Verstappen completed a clean sweep of practice at the Mexican Grand Prix as he topped Saturday’s final session.

    The Dutchman was 0.254 seconds ahead of Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton, who can clinch a fifth world title on Sunday. Hamilton needs only to finish seventh to secure the championship and will be crowned regardless of his own result if Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel does not win.

    The German was third fastest on Saturday, 0.028secs slower than Hamilton. The top three had a more familiar look than on Friday, when both Mercedes and Ferrari were struggling to make the fragile hyper-soft tyres work.

    The session, which started with a wet track that dried progressively throughout, saw a starring performance from Sauber’s Charles Leclerc, who was sixth quickest, only 0.521secs off the pace.

    The Monegasque, who will replace Kimi Raikkonen at Ferrari next year, was behind Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo and the Finn, who won the US Grand Prix in Austin last weekend. There was a worry for Mercedes, when Hamilton’s team-mate Valtteri Bottas stopped out on track with a hydraulics failure.

  7. Good luck with that engine change, Mercedes.

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  8. 'Not in a happy place'

    An unhappy Toto Wolff says: "The drivers are not happy with the cars sliding all over the pace, we've a problem power unit. There is a deficit and we're not in a happy place."

    "The car is not back yet but it looks like hydraulic failure so it's probably going to be an engine swap, but we'll try and make it in time."

    Valtteri BottasReuters

  9. 11. Ocon

    12. Perez

    13. Grosjean

    14. Vandoorne

    15. Alonso

    16. Hartley

    17. Sirotkin

    18. Stroll

    19. Bottas

    20. Magnussen

  10. We have a great mix at the top of that final practice session. Looks like qualifying is going to be interesting...

    1. Verstappen
    2. Hamilton
    3. Vettel
    4. Ricciardo
    5. Raikkonen
    6. Leclerc
    7. Sainz
    8. Gasly
    9. Ericsson
    10. Hulkenberg
    Max VerstappenEPA

  11. Breaking

    Once again, in the third practice session this weekend, Max Verstappen is quickest.

    Max VerstappenReuters

  12. Unreliable Red Bell

    Jolyon Palmer
    Former Renault driver on BBC Radio 5 live

    Both Red Bull's with Renault engines are struggling with the energy management side of it.

    It's not looking good for Red Bull reliability, Verstappen ended the session on the back of a motorbike yesterday with hydraulic issues.

  13. Radio message

    Ricciardo: "Charge isn't going up at all."

    Verstappen: "Urgh... my battery is not charging."

    Oh dear Red Bull...

  14. It's not just Mercedes who have found some pace, both Ferrari's are up there too. Looks like Red Bull have some work to do, especially if Max is going to make history as the first Dutchman on pole.

    1. Verstappen
    2. Hamilton
    3. Vettel
    4. Ricciardo
    5. Raikkonen
    Lewis HamiltonGetty Images

  15. Verstappen's overtaken Leclerc as fastest man. Three tenths faster, but Hamilton has just gone quicker one tenth behind Verstappen.

    Looks like Mercedes are gathering some pace.

  16. Charles Leclerc has taken that top spot now. He's on the hypers and is storming along with a 1:17.059

    Hamilton can't quite match that, he's seven tenths behind.

    Charles LeclercGetty Images

  17. We've got a mixed bag...

    1. Vettel
    2. Verstappen
    3. Sainz
    4. Leclerc
    5. Vandoorne
    6. Perez
    7. Ocon
    8. Bottas
    9. Raikkonen
    10. Alonso

  18. 'Frustrating times'

    Jennie Gow
    BBC Radio 5 live pit-lane reporter

    Hydraulic failure is what Max Verstappen had yesterday. The altitude does put extra pressure on these cars in all sorts of ways. Frustrating times for Mercedes and Valtteri Bottas and this track continues to prove to be a problem for them.

  19. It's close at the top

    Vettel has now taken the top spot on the board - a 1:17.836, with Verstappen following 0.082 behind.

    Sebastian VettelReuters
  20. yellow flag

    Yellow flag

    Oh eck'.

    Bottas was quickest, but now it's a yellow flag.

    Bottas: "Hydraulic failure."

    Valtteri BottasF1 Twitter