Carlos Sainz Jnr has taken pole position for the Mexican Grand Prix for Ferrari ahead of Max Verstappen and Lando Norris.
Row 1 | 1. (55) Carlos Sainz Jnr 1’15.946 Ferrari SF-24 |
|
2. (1) Max Verstappen 1’16.171 Red Bull-Honda RBPT RB20 |
||
Row 2 | 3. (4) Lando Norris 1’16.260 McLaren-Mercedes MCL38 |
|
4. (16) Charles Leclerc 1’16.265 Ferrari SF-24 |
||
Row 3 | 5. (63) George Russell 1’16.356 Mercedes W15 |
|
6. (44) Lewis Hamilton 1’16.651 Mercedes W15 |
||
Row 4 | 7. (20) Kevin Magnussen 1’16.886 Haas-Ferrari VF-24 |
|
8. (10) Pierre Gasly 1’16.892 Alpine-Renault A524 |
||
Row 5 | 9. (23) Alexander Albon 1’17.065 Williams-Mercedes FW46 |
|
10. (27) Nico Hulkenberg 1’17.365 Haas-Ferrari VF-24 |
||
Row 6 | 11. (22) Yuki Tsunoda 1’17.129 RB-Honda RBPT 01 |
|
12. (30) Liam Lawson 1’17.162 RB-Honda RBPT 01 |
||
Row 7 | 13. (14) Fernando Alonso 1’17.168 Aston Martin-Mercedes AMR24 |
|
14. (18) Lance Stroll 1’17.294 Aston Martin-Mercedes AMR24 |
||
Row 8 | 15. (77) Valtteri Bottas 1’17.817 Sauber-Ferrari C44 |
|
16. (43) Franco Colapinto 1’17.558 Williams-Mercedes FW46 |
||
Row 9 | 17. (81) Oscar Piastri 1’17.597 McLaren-Mercedes MCL38 |
|
18. (11) Sergio Perez 1’17.611 Red Bull-Honda RBPT RB20 |
||
Row 10 | 19. (24) Zhou Guanyu 1’18.072 Sauber-Ferrari C44 |
|
20. (31) Esteban Ocon 1’17.617 Alpine-Renault A524 |
P. | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 (v Q1) | Q3 (v Q2) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Carlos Sainz Jnr | Ferrari | 1’16.778 | 1’16.515 (-0.263s) | 1’15.946 (-0.569s) |
2 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1’16.803 | 1’16.514 (-0.289s) | 1’16.171 (-0.343s) |
3 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1’16.505 | 1’16.301 (-0.204s) | 1’16.260 (-0.041s) |
4 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1’16.972 | 1’16.641 (-0.331s) | 1’16.265 (-0.376s) |
5 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1’17.194 | 1’16.937 (-0.257s) | 1’16.356 (-0.581s) |
6 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1’17.306 | 1’16.973 (-0.333s) | 1’16.651 (-0.322s) |
7 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 1’17.125 | 1’17.003 (-0.122s) | 1’16.886 (-0.117s) |
8 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1’17.149 | 1’17.048 (-0.101s) | 1’16.892 (-0.156s) |
9 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 1’17.189 | 1’16.988 (-0.201s) | 1’17.065 (+0.077s) |
10 | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas | 1’17.186 | 1’16.995 (-0.191s) | 1’17.365 (+0.370s) |
11 | Yuki Tsunoda | RB | 1’17.182 | 1’17.129 (-0.053s) | Missed by 0.081s |
12 | Liam Lawson | RB | 1’17.380 | 1’17.162 (-0.218s) | Missed by 0.114s |
13 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1’17.307 | 1’17.168 (-0.139s) | Missed by 0.120s |
14 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1’17.407 | 1’17.294 (-0.113s) | Missed by 0.246s |
15 | Valtteri Bottas | Sauber | 1’17.393 | 1’17.817 (+0.424s) | Missed by 0.769s |
16 | Franco Colapinto | Williams | 1’17.558 | Missed by 0.151s | |
17 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1’17.597 | Missed by 0.190s | |
18 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull | 1’17.611 | Missed by 0.204s | |
19 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 1’17.617 | Missed by 0.210s | |
20 | Zhou Guanyu | Sauber | 1’18.072 | Missed by 0.665s |
Penalties
Ocon: Start from pit lane due to unapproved change of power unit parts in parc ferme
Advert | Become a RaceFans supporter and
2024 Mexican Grand Prix
- McLaren have no regrets over pitting Norris shortly before red flag came out
- Leclerc fined, avoids same penalty as Verstappen after apologising for swearing
- Leclerc not in the clear over swearing as Verstappen claims he went unpunished
- Majority of drivers wanted racing rules to change “straight away” – Russell
- Verstappen was “over the limit” with Norris but others would do same – Leclerc
Esploratore (@esploratore1)
26th October 2024, 23:13
I didn’t watch this quali full because I was distracted, saw the time, knew it would be ongoing and decided to give it a look anyway, since the most important part comes later, I opened a stream, 2 mins to the end of q2, guess what I noticed? Perez out in q1, how’s that possible? Usually he always makes q3!
Esploratore (@esploratore1)
26th October 2024, 23:14
Obviously meant as a joke, even though he made a few q3 lately.
Ivan B (@njoydesign)
26th October 2024, 23:21
Same here. Got ill-informed on the starting time and missed q1. What the hell happened? I’m talking about Piastri, of course.
Esploratore (@esploratore1)
26th October 2024, 23:25
Looks like he had a lap time deleted.
Edvaldo
26th October 2024, 23:33
The lap he got deleted was only good enough for 15th place at the moment he crossed the line anyway. It wouldn’t be enough.
He had 3 laps to put it in the top 15 and failed. A truly embarrassing performance from him today.
Keith Campbell (@keithedin)
27th October 2024, 0:10
Evaldo – true, but his going off track also lost him a few tenths, so almost certainly would have been fast enough without that mistake.
Esploratore (@esploratore1)
27th October 2024, 2:01
Ah, right, that’s indeed a bad performance for piastri too, what I was hinting at though is that piastri occasionally has them, perez has them routinely.
Ivan B (@njoydesign)
27th October 2024, 7:19
@esploratore1
My reply to you was tongue in cheek too) hinting at exactly the same thought you’re having. Just wooshed over some heads, apparently being too subtle.
Edvaldo
26th October 2024, 23:30
Is it ok to criticize Piastri already? He isn’t looking much better than Perez these last 8 days.
Given Red Bull’s return to form and Ferrari seemingly being the fastest car, we all can agree Norris’s title challenge is over. It will be interesting to see who can manage to finish 3rd on the WCC. Probably Red Bull, as they won’t fire Perez this late in the season.
David BR (@david-br)
27th October 2024, 1:10
Oddly, Piastri’s slump in form has coincided with Marko claiming that Mark Webber has (or had) been seeking talks about Piastri moving to Red Bull.
David (@nvherman)
27th October 2024, 1:21
Well, RBR will need a driver who cannot consistently match his teammate if Pérez decides to retire, so on that basis, Piastri fits the criteria perfectly
Esploratore (@esploratore1)
27th October 2024, 2:02
And he should still be an upgrade on perez, which red bull can definitely do with, there’s no danger of a driver being better than perez and suddenly matching verstappen.
Yes (@come-on-kubica)
26th October 2024, 23:38
Piastri has been awful in the last 2 races after looking like a world beater. Perez needs to go. Tsunoda reverts to bottling under pressure again. Surprised sainz got pole but it’s probably the worst one to get. Wonder if Norris has learnt from USA. Get on the inside and take out all the cars on the left. Hopefully Verstappen.
Johns
27th October 2024, 2:56
The grid is like Noahs ark, but Sergio must have arrived late to the gang plank