Hamilton takes pole at Mexico City as Antonelli chases title

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 1 Nov, 00:20 · Archive

Lewis Hamilton secured pole position for the Mexico City Grand Prix, extending his record to 105 poles.

Lewis Hamilton secured pole position for the Mexico City Grand Prix on Saturday, rebounding from a difficult Friday practice session. The seven-time world champion, driving for Ferrari, edged out Mercedes' George Russell and Ferrari teammate Charles Leclerc. Hamilton extended his own record for Formula One pole positions to 105. "I feel great, that feels good, I am at a loss of words," Hamilton said. "We did a pretty good job with the set-up in the weekend. It feels special for me in Mexico, my first pole for Ferrari here."

At 41 years old, Hamilton became the oldest driver to secure an F1 pole position since Mario Andretti achieved it in 1982 at age 42. The pole marks Ferrari's first since Hungary last year, 30 races ago. Hamilton has won the world championship twice in Mexico and will aim to become the first Ferrari driver to win a race from pole since Carlos Sainz in Mexico in 2024.

Kimi Antonelli, the 20-year-old Italian, qualified fifth and can wrap up his first Formula One world championship on Sunday. He can finish as low as ninth at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodríguez to surpass the record set by Sebastian Vettel, who became world champion at 23. Antonelli won the US Grand Prix last week from pole.

How it is being reported

• Hamilton 'lost for words' after claiming pole positionLewis Hamilton has captured pole position for the Mexico City GP, where Kimi Antonelli has the chance to wrap up his first Formula One drivers' championship.Perth Now · 1 Nov, 00:00
• Hamilton 'lost for words' after claiming pole positionLewis Hamilton has captured pole position for the Mexico City GP, where Kimi Antonelli has the chance to wrap up his first Formula One drivers' championship.The West Australian · 1 Nov, 00:00

In this story: Lewis Hamilton · Kimi Antonelli · George Russell · Charles Leclerc · Ferrari · Mercedes · Mexico City

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