Welcome to Mexico!
– Lando Norris is on pole
– Oscar Piastri has struggled all weekend and qualified P7
– Max Verstappen also qualified a disappointing P5
– The Ferraris are P2 and P3 (Hampodium incoming?)
Track info
– Fun fact: No one has won from outside the starting top 3 on this track since 1990, when Alain Prost won from P13
– At 2240 meters above sea level, it’s the highest track on the current F1 calendar
– The track also has the longest run to Turn 1 on the calendar
– Pit stop time loss is 21.9 seconds
– Two DRS zones
– Most drivers will probably go for a one-stop strategy
– Tyre compounds: C5 (soft) – C4 (medium) – C2 (hard)
Here’s the grid for today:
F1 bits and bobs:
Lewis is locked in