Lewis Hamilton claimed pole position for the Mexican Grand Prix in scintillating fashion, forcing his Mercedes teammate and title rival Nico Rosberg to dig deep to secure second place on the grid ans set the scene for what could be an intriguing duel on race day.
Hamilton’s best lap time of 1:18.704 was set on his first run in Q3, which he followed up with a final run which was only seven thousandth of a second slower – both laps were good for pole position on a day in which he looked untouchable.
It was a different story for Rosberg who could only manage the fourth best time during FP3 earlier in the morning session, and then for most of qualifying struggled to hit the sweet spot and looked destined for a second row start behind one, if not both, Red Bulls.
But the German delivered a great lap in his final run in Q3, one of the few drivers to go quicker with his last effort, and with assure himself a second row start.
As suspected the Red Bull kept their powder dry during practice and both Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo looked game to take on the Silver Arrows, and in the race they must fancy their chances of causing an upset. Verstappen will start from third with Ricciardo beside him in fourth.
Report in progress…
Read the full story at GRAND PRIX 247
No comments:
Post a Comment