Valtteri Bottas gave the surprise by being the fastest in the qualifying session of the Mexican GP , so he will face the race from pole. Alongside him, on the front row of the grid will be his teammate Lewis Hamilton . And is that Mercedes surprised Red Bull in Q3, so Max Verstappen and Sergio Pérez , who were hurt by Yuki Tsunoda , will occupy the second row of the grid as third and fourth respectively. With five races to go to the end of the World Cup, Verstappen leads Hamilton by 12 points in the Formula 1 World Championship standings, so he will seek to do a double with his two drivers.
Tsunoda forgot about the drivers behind him, frustrating his flying lap as soon as he gave his slipstream to Pierre Gasly . In this way he helped his teammate to finish the qualifying session in fifth position ahead of Carlos Sainz . After the Madrid driver, Daniel Ricciardo , Charles Leclerc , Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen will be on the grid for the Mexican GP.
Antonio Giovinazzi will start eleventh and Fernando Alonso will start twelfth. Despite having finished the qualifying session in sixteenth position, the Asturian has gained four positions ahead of the Mexican GP . And it is that Alonso has benefited from the fact that up to four drivers who had qualified ahead of him have been penalized for having changed the power unit.
This is the starting grid of the Mexican Grand Prix
1. Valtteri Bottas
2. Lewis Hamilton
3. Max Verstappen
4. Sergio Pérez
5. Pierre Gasly
6. Carlos Sainz
7. Daniel Ricciardo
8. Charles Leclerc
9. Sebatian Vettel
10. Kimi Räikkönen
11. Antonio Giovinazzi
12. Fernando Alonso
13. Nicholas Latifi
14. Mick Schumacher
15. Nikita Mazepin
16. Yuki Tsunoda
17. Lando Norris
18. George Russell
19. Esteban Ocon
20. Lance Stroll
This is how the qualifying session for the Mexican Grand Prix ended
1. Valtteri Bottas (1’15.875)
2. Lewis Hamilton
3. Max Verstappen
4. Sergio Pérez
5. Pierre Gasly
6. Carlos Sainz
7. Daniel Ricciardo
8. Charles Leclerc
9. Yuki Tsunoda
10. Lando Norris
11. Sebatian Vettel
12. Kimi Räikkönen
13. George Russell
14. Antonio Giovinazzi
15. Esteban Ocon
16. Fernando Alonso
17. Nicholas Latifi
18. Mick Schumacher
19. Nikita Mazepin
20. Lance Stroll





