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F1 Mexico GP live: Qualifying start time with Verstappen favourite for pole ahead of Norris
F1 next heads to Mexico City as the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez hosts the Mexico City Grand Prix and round 20 of the 2025 season. Max Verstappen took maximum points last time out in Austin, winning both the sprint race and the grand prix to narrow the gap to championship leader Oscar Piastri to 40 points.
After the Dutch Grand Prix brought the campaign back into action following the summer break, Verstappen was 103 points behind World Championship leader Oscar Piastri. Four races later, that deficit stands at 40, and over the last couple of rounds, Red Bull have boasted the fastest car in the field.
Lewis Hamilton has said Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri have to be cutthroat with Max Verstappen in their fight for the world championship.
FP3 is underway as Formula One returns this week ahead of qualifying in Mexico City today. After a stunning win in Austin, Max Verstappen is closing in on McLaren's Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris atop the standings. Qualifying is due next, when we will learn who is on pole for Sunday's Grand Prix race.
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Max Verstappen rejects Helmut Marko’s claim he lost interest in Formula 1
Max Verstappen has dismissed Helmut Marko's comments suggesting that his interest in Formula 1 dipped as Red Bull's performance also sank earlier in the season. Asked directly about whether he agreed with the adviser's comments ahead of the 2025 Mexican Grand Prix, Verstappen quickly shot the idea down.
While the 38-year-old Hulkenberg is unlikely to get the nod from Helmut Marko ahead of his in-house options, the Red Bull advisor is close to making a decision. The Milton Keynes squad are expected to decide their driver pairings after this weekend’s Mexican GP.
Scoring 101 of the maximum 108 points in the last four race weekends, Max Verstappen has laid down his marker as a World title contender, but Fernando Alonso doesn’t believe the momentum swings for this season are over.