Valtteri Bottas was the fastest in the qualifying session and will face the Mexican GP from pole. Lewis Hamilton will start second ahead of Max Verstappen , who leads the Formula 1 World Championship with a 12-point advantage over the Briton. Carlos Sainz , for his part, will do it sixth; while Fernando Alonso will have to come back after not having qualified for Q2.
Sergio Pérez , the local driver, will start fourth ahead of Pierre Gasly . After Carlos Sainz, Daniel Ricciardo , Leclerc and Tsunoda will face the Mexican GP.
Minute by minute of the F1 classification of the Mexican GP
22:27 – Pole for Bottas and sixth position for Carlos Sainz
The qualifying session ends. Valtteri Bottas will start first at the Méximo GP ahead of Hamilton. After the Mercedes will be the Red Bulls of Max Verstappen and Sergio Pérez, who have been third and fourth respectively. Carlos Sainz will start sixth.
22:26 – Carlos Sainz improves
Good first sector by Carlos Sainz . Sergio Pérez leaves.
22:23 – Carlos Sainz, ready to improve
Carlos Sainz is going to fit the soft tires with which he will start tomorrow. The Madrilenian is in a position to improve his time.
22:21 – This is how the pilots are right now
- Bottas
- Hamilton
- Verstappen
- Sergio perez
- Gasly
- Leclerc
- Ricciardo
- Carlos Sainz
- Tsunoda
- Lando norris
22:19 – Bottas would have pole
First stake and Bottas is first and Hamilton second. Verstappen and Sergio Pérez are third and fourth and Carlos Sainz eighth right now.
22:14 – Q3 begins
Carlos Sainz will have twelve minutes to try to surprise by getting a good qualification for the Mexican GP.
22:12 – Pole, more open than ever
Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen, Sergio Pérez and Valtteri Bottas will contest a very close pole in a few minutes.
20:07 – Q2 ends
Vettel, Raikkonen, Russell, Giovinazzi and Esteban Ocon are eliminated. Lewis Hamilton set the best time in Q2.
20:05 – Giovinazzi promotes a yellow flag that affects Sainz
Carlos Sainz goes to the garage after a yellow flag promoted by Antonio Giovinazzi ruined his lap.
20:05 – Hamilton goes first!
Lewis Hamilton , with a medium tire, sets the best time!
20:02 – Carlos Sainz rolls alone
Carlos Sainz comes out of the garage. He has the whole track to himself.
20:01 – Five minutes to go!
Raikkonen, Giovinazzi, Ocon, Russell and Vettel would be eliminated right now.
21:58 – Carlos Sainz takes eighth
Carlos Sainz progresses one position although with a very good time.
21:56 – Ten minutes to go
With 10 minutes to go, Verstappen is first ahead of Hamilton , Bottas and Leclerc . Carlos Sainz has fallen to ninth position.
21:55 – Verstappen places first and Carlos Sainz third
Max Verstappen continues to fly in Mexico. He’s first right now and Carlos Sainz is third.
21:52 – Q2 begins!
The pilots do not want frights and they leave the majority.
21:46 – Bottas was the fastest
Bottas , Leclerc and Verstappen were the fastest.
21:45 – Fernando Alonso is eliminated
Fernando Alonso, Latifi, Mick Schumacher, Mazepin and Stroll are eliminated in Q1.
21:44 – Carlos Sainz takes fifth
Suffering is over for the Madrid rider. Carlos Sainz is fifth and will be in Q2.
21:41 – Fernando Alonso, thirteenth
Fernando Alonso gets thirteenth and will have another lap. So will Carlos Sainz , who is in the fifteenth danger zone.
21:40 – Mercedes progress
Bottas is second and Hamilton third. Verstappen follows first.
21:39 – Carlos Sainz has gone off track
Carlos Sainz aborts his lap after going off track. It is thirteenth and returns to the garage. Fernando Alonso is already out of it.
21:37 – The Red Bulls are flying!
Verstappen and Sergio Pérez are already the fastest. Bottas , Lando Norris and Hamilton round out the Top-5.
21:35 – Alonso and Ocon, the only ones without leaving
With 8 minutes remaining in Q1 it seems that Alpine will play it in a single lap with both Fernando Alonso and Esteban Ocon .
21:34 – Carlos Sainz in trouble
Carlos Sainz is rolling very slowly. Luckily you have found the power that your car had lost.
21:33 – Q1 resumes!
Lots of no-lap drivers forced to roll in traffic. Among them Fernando Alonso .
21:31 – The pilots are ready to go
With 2 minutes to go, there are riders who are ready to start first.
21:28 – New race control announcement
Race control now says that Q1 will resume at 9:33 pm:
21:24 – Q1 will resume in 5 minutes
Race control announces that in 5 minutes the remaining 11 minutes of Q1 will be resumed.
21:23 – Fernando Alonso among those affected
Fernando Alonso , and many other riders, had to abort their lap. Bad for them who have used a set of tires without being able to set a time yet.
21:18 – This was the Stroll accident
💥 Tremendous hit from Stroll! 💥
He lost control when he entered the straight and ended up against the protections. Red flag! 🚩 # MexicoDAZNF1 🇲🇽 #MexicoGP pic.twitter.com/NiWzhcMdmj
– DAZN Spain (@DAZN_ES) November 6, 2021
21:15 – Leclerc has the best time right now
Leclerc, Vettel and Carlos Sainz are right now the top three. When Q1 is relaunched, 11 minutes will remain in the session.
21:11 – Lance Stroll will start last
Lance Stroll , who was carrying a penalty, will start last tomorrow.
🚩 RED FLAG 🚩
Stroll into the barriers. The Canadian is ok and out of the car.#MexicoGP 🇲🇽 #F1 pic.twitter.com/EqN5CszFwl
— Formula 1 (@F1) November 6, 2021
21:07 – Red flag for Stroll accident
Q1 is interrupted. Lance Stroll has had an accident. The German pilot is fine.
21:07 – Carlos Sainz sets the best time!
Carlos Sainz sets the best time. Let’s see what the Mercedes and the Red Bulls do.
21:04 – Carlos Sainz takes to the track
Carlos Sainz takes to the track. Most of the drivers are still in the garage. Among them Fernando Alonso .
21:00 – Q1 begins!
Mazepin, Mick Schumacher, Nicholas Latifi, Antonio Giovinazzi and Kimi Raikkonen , favorites to be eliminated in Q1.
20:55 – Fernando Alonso’s goal
Fernando Alonso faces the qualifying session of the Mexican GP with the aim of getting into Q3. Although in Austin he gave his slipstream to Esteban Ocon , now it is the Frenchman who could give it to him since he will start from the back of the grid.
20:50 – Drivers sanctioned for the Mexican GP
Esteban Ocon , Lance Stroll , Yuki Tsunoda and Lando Norris have changed engines and will start from the back of the grid.
20:45 – Fernando Alonso fights for a title
The third title at stake is the Overtake Award and Fernando Alonso has it within reach. He is just two overtakes from Sebastian Vettel .
The pass masters in action at @COTA 👀#USGP 🇺🇸 #F1 | https://t.co/rQv3hIKX6X pic.twitter.com/y5NEEvBvpS
— Formula 1 (@F1) October 26, 2021
20:40 – This is the classification of the Constructors’ World Cup
Ferrari is 3.5 points behind McLaren on a circuit favorable to their interests. Alpine must maintain a 10-point lead over AlphaTauri to maintain fifth place and meet the goal it has set.
Mercedes hold strong in the Constructors’ battle 💪
And, the McLaren and Ferrari battle continues to deliver 👀#USGP 🇺🇸 #F1 pic.twitter.com/9eOfL4uBwm
— Formula 1 (@F1) October 24, 2021
20:35 – This is the World Cup classification
With five races remaining, Lewis Hamilton is forced to react as he has Max Verstappen 12 points behind.
Max extends his lead on Lewis by 1⃣2⃣ points..
Five rounds remain 👀#USGP 🇺🇸 #F1 pic.twitter.com/EZHlQDra0M
— Formula 1 (@F1) October 24, 2021
20:30 – Red Bull dominated Free Practice 3
Sergio Pérez , who at the Mexican GP was the local driver, was the fastest in Free Practice 3 ahead of Max Verstappen . Behind the two Red Bulls the two Mercedes have been placed. Hamilton was third and Bottas fourth. Carlos Sainz , for his part, was fifth while Fernando Alonso was fifteenth.
🏁 END OF FP3 🏁
The home hero @SChecoPerez tops the session 💫#MexicoGP 🇲🇽 #F1 pic.twitter.com/xMWL6orh0T
— Formula 1 (@F1) November 6, 2021
Qualifying session preview of the Mexican GP
Max Verstappen faces the Mexican GP with a 12-point lead over Lewis Hamilton , a race after which only four will remain before the World Cup final. While Mercedes dominated the first free practice session, Red Bull rode faster in both Free Practice 2 and Free Practice 3.
As for the Spanish, Carlos Sainz has been fifth in the last two sessions. So Ferrari seems like the alternative in Mexico to Mercedes and Red Bull, so you can dream of the podium as long as you make a good qualifying and things happen in the race.
More than a busy race and a good qualifying, both Fernando Alonso and Esteban Ocon could need, who have been fifteenth and sixteenth respectively in FP3. Alpine runs the risk of giving up fifth place in the Constructors’ World Championship after the Mexican GP in AlphaTauri’s favor, the team leading by 10 points .
Where to watch the qualifying session of the Mexican GP 2021 on TV?
The qualifying session of the Mexican GP 2021 can be seen on television through DAZN and on the DAZN F1 channel that has enabled the platform in Movistar so that customers who are not subscribed to it can continue enjoying the races. In addition, the qualifying session of the Formula 1 Mexican GP can be followed with live commentary through the OKDIARIO website half an hour before the start.
