P1racenews AI automatic summary:
F1 Mexican Grand Prix starting grid with one penalty
Lando Norris secured his 14th pole position in Formula 1 during qualifying for the Mexican Grand Prix, a crucial achievement for his 2025 title aspirations. His impressive performance outpaced his teammate Oscar Piastri by nearly six tenths in the Q3 session. Piastri, despite being only eighth-fastest, will start seventh due to a grid penalty carried over from the previous race weekend. Norris’s main competitors in Q3 were Charles Leclerc and the returning Lewis Hamilton, who clinched his first top-three starting position since joining Ferrari. Max Verstappen, a contender for the championship, will begin the race from fifth alongside Kimi Antonelli on the third row. Carlos Sainz’s seventh-place finish in Q3 will see him drop to 12th on the starting grid.
