Hamilton beats Russell by 0.009s for Mexico City GP pole

Autosport reports that Lewis Hamilton took pole for the Mexico City Grand Prix, beating George Russell by 0.009 seconds. It was Hamilton’s first pole for Ferrari.

The qualifying classification places Charles Leclerc third, 0.119 seconds behind Hamilton. Max Verstappen qualified fourth but is due to start fifth after a one-place penalty for Friday’s practice incident involving Liam Lawson.

Verstappen’s fourth place is his qualifying result; the one-place penalty affects his starting position for Sunday.