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F1 Mexico GP: Leclerc grabs pole as Ferrari stuns Verstappen
Verstappen finished in third place after the Ferrari duo took the lead in the first Q3 runs and remained ahead despite not improving on their second attempts. Verstappen and George Russell are under investigation for impeding incidents during Q1, while Lewis Hamilton is being investigated for speeding under yellow flags. The Ferrari cars responded well to the dropping track temperature in the first Q3 runs, with Leclerc narrowly beating Sainz. Verstappen trailed behind in third place, while Ricciardo secured fourth for AlphaTauri. Hamilton, unable to replicate his Q2 performance, ended up in sixth place. Oscar Piastri claimed seventh, followed by Lando Norris in eighth. The top 10 was completed by Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu. In Q2, Hamilton took the lead with a late lap, while Verstappen easily made it through on his first run. Zhou initially missed out, but Albon’s time got invalidated, allowing him to progress. Yuki Tsunoda’s job was to assist Ricciardo, so he didn’t set a time and faces a grid penalty for taking a new engine. Tsunoda was involved in a strange incident with a Williams jack and is also being investigated. In Q1, Verstappen topped the session, and Alonso’s spin brought out yellow flags, preventing several drivers from improving their times. Norris and others were trapped in the drop zone, while Logan Sargeant qualified 20th due to track limit infractions. Sargeant is being investigated for not slowing down under yellow flags and for a possible overtaking incident.
Source: motorsport
