Oscar Piastri did not feel like things were going too bad in his McLaren during Mexican GP qualifying, yet the final result was emphatic.

Max Verstappen continues to pile the late pressure on Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris as a thrilling Formula 1 title battle heads towards a thrilling conclusion.The fight for the 2025 drivers’ championship had long since looked to be a two-horse race between the McLaren team-mates,

Brit Oliver Bearman continued his fine form with a third Q3 appearance in as many Grands Prix in his Haas, and starts ninth as a result. Yuki Tsunoda also benefits from Sainz's grid penalty to rise to 10th having narrowly missed out on a place in the final part of qualifying.

LANDO NORRIS showed he means business in the title fight as he bagged pole position in Mexico City. Meanwhile it was a woeful afternoon for his team-mate Oscar Piastri – who will start the

Lando Norris didn't know he had taken pole position for Sunday's Mexico City Grand Prix until he crossed the line as his title rivals failed to make the top 3.

In a tensely-contested session, the 25-year-old Briton, who is 14 points behind McLaren teammate Piastri in the drivers’ championship, clocked a fastest lap in one minute and 16.633 seconds to outpace seven-time champion Hamilton by 0.345.

McLaren Formula 1 team principal Andrea Stella is confident Oscar Piastri can brush off a difficult United States Grand Prix weekend in Mexico