Formula One Mexican Grand Prix at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez. Sunday 21st.

[SteveB]

Formula One Mexican Grand Prix at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, round 18 of the 2019 Formula 1 season. – Race Sunday 21st at 19:10

Qualifying for the Mexican Grand Prix


1 Max Verstappen Red Bull
2 Charles Leclerc Ferrari
3 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari
4 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
5 Alexander Albon Red Bull
6 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes
7 Carlos Sainz McLaren
8 Lando Norris McLaren
9 Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso
10 Pierre Gasly Toro Rosso
11 Sergio Perez Racing Point
12 Nico Hulkenberg Renault
13 Daniel Ricciardo Renault
14 Kimi Raikkonen Alfa Romeo
15 Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo
16 Lance Stroll Racing Point
17 Kevin Magnussen Haas
18 Romain Grosjean Haas
19 George Russell Williams
20 Robert Kubica Williams

[SteveB]

Valtteri Bottas crashed while making his final run. Still qualified sixth. However, Max Verstappen completed part of his run under waved yellow flags. Strictly speaking, he should have aborted his lap. Will he get a penalty? Shame if he did, after such a great run.

[SteveB]

Max Verstappen has been given a three-place grid penalty and will start fourth, behind Charles Leclerc, Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton.
He had got away with it, it seems, but made unfortunate comments at a news conference admitting he had seen the accident, had seen the flags, but had not slowed down. The marshals seemed happy at first to ignore his infringement, especially as he had another fast lap time that would have put him on pole. His remarks at the news conference has forced their hand.
Moral of the story? Keep your mouth shut!

[jre679]

Max Verstappen has been given a three-place grid penalty and will start fourth, behind Charles Leclerc, Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton.
He had got away with it, it seems, but made unfortunate comments at a news conference admitting he had seen the accident, had seen the flags, but had not slowed down. The marshals seemed happy at first to ignore his infringement, especially as he had another fast lap time that would have put him on pole. His remarks at the news conference has forced their hand.
Moral of the story? Keep your mouth shut!

Silly boy. I suspected they would delete his last lap but as you said, his previous run was good enough for pole. For the sake of the race I’d rather he was starting at the front with the Ferraris chasing him down. However, you can’t just ignore a crash like that and then admit it afterwards. Another reminder of his lack of maturity. Still hope he wins the race.

[westcorklad]

Lewis Hamilton starts the Mexican Grand Prix third, knowing he could be a six-time champion by the end of it. The Mercedes driver has to out-score team-mate Valtteri Bottas by 14 points to seal the title in Mexico City, which means he has to be on the podium at least and hope Bottas' result goes his way.

[SteveB]

Chaotic start. Lewis Hamilton down to fifth, after contact with Sebastian Vettel. Max Verstappen loses a lot of places. Back in eighth.

[SteveB]

Valtteri Bottas and Max Verstappen make contact. Max Verstappen has puncture. Pole-sitter's challenge must be effectively over.

[SteveB]

Two Ferraris lead.

Charles Leclerc leads
Sebastian Vettel is second.

[SteveB]

Lewis Hamilton is fourth at the moment. Really needs to win to clinch the title at this race unless Valtteri Bottas has an incident or retires.

[SteveB]

Lando Norris's pit stop is bad. Wheel nut not on right. Pushed back to pits and then sent out. Lot of time lost. Still all cars running; not retirement yet.