LEWIS HAMILTON is going in all guns blazing this weekend in his pursuit for F1 Championship glory as the drivers make their way to Mexico.
The Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in Mexico City will host proceedings over the next couple of days as Hamilton looks to chase down title rival Max Verstappen.
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- Race – SUNDAY, 7pm
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BOTTAS IS ON POLE
Hamilton takes second.
Verstappen third.
Mercedes did have the pace.
VERSTAPPEN CANNOT IMPROVE
He is third
FLAG OUT
Perez goes off track. And Mercedes are going quicker.
FINAL RUNS
THIS IS GOING TO BE CLOSE. TV replays showing Verstappen’s Red Bull has a pit of tape on his rear wing. He’s complaining of a lack of rear grip.
FIRST RUNS COMPLETE
Bottas takes provisional pole. Hamilton in second. Wow.
Verstappen in P3 and Perez in P4.
Could the Finn upset proceedings?
FIVE TEAMS HAVE ALL THEIR DRIVERS INTO Q3
Red Bull, Mercedes, McLaren, Ferrari and AlphaTauri.
Q2 IS DONE – HAMILTON QUICKEST FROM VERSTAPPEN
Vettel, Raikkonen, Russel, Giovinazzi and Ocon all out.
IN THE DROP ZONE
Are Vettel, Russell, Ocon, Giovinazzi and Raikkonen.
VERSTAPPEN TOPS Q2
But Hamilton is just 0,016 seconds behind the Red Bull man. This is close. Game on.
Q2 IS GO – THE FIGHT TO GET INTO THE TOP 10 IS ON
Russell will be hoping to make it into Q3 to lessen the blow of that 5-place grid penalty for taking a new gearbox.
Q1 IS DONE – ALONSO IS ELIMINATED
The two-time world champion is out. Latifi, Schumacher and Mazepin, plus Stroll, who crashed, are all out at the first hurdle.
FIRST RUNS AND RED BULL MAKE IT 1-2 IN THE EARLY RUNNING
It is looking all too comfortable for them. Are Mercedes struggling, or playing a waiting game?
GREEN LIGHT
We are go again in Mexico. A small problem for Sainz but he is going again in his Ferrari.
PITLANE IS FULL
The drivers are eager to get going again after Stroll’s accident.
FIVE MINUTE WARNING
The qualifying session will resume soon following Stroll’s accident.
GETTING CLOSE TO RESTARTING THE ACTION
Stroll’s car getting removed from the track.
RED FLAG – CRASH FOR STROLL
He has had a big crash, he is ok. He’s lost it on the straight, but the session is stopped while they clean up the track.
GREEN LIGHT FOR QUALIFYING
Latifi is the first out on track in his Williams, as qualifying gets underway in Mexico.
ESTEBAN OCON TAKES A NEW ENGINE
The Frenchman joins the long list of drivers taking a penalty this weekend.
FP3 IS DONE
Plenty of work for Mercedes
PEREZ TOPS THE SESSION
Verstappen in second. Hamilton in third but a whopping 0.651 seconds behind the Mexican.
HAMILTON STUNNED TO LEARN OF THE GAP TO THE RED BULLS
He is told by his race engineer: “P3 at the moment, it’s six-and-a-half tenths to Perez.”
He replies in disbelief: “Six-and-a-half tenths?!”
HUGE CHEERS IN MEXICO
Serio Perez takes P1 with four minutes to go. His Red Bull teammate has just started his flying lap.
PLENTY OF WORK GOING ON AT RED BULL
The mechanics are working on Verstappen’s car in the team’s garage. Eight minutes remaining of this session.
SPIN FOR LECLERC
The Ferrari man is the latest driver to lose control on the dirty track. He’s in P4 and there are 16 minutes remaining.
Source: Motorsport - thesun.co.uk
