Mexican Grand Prix - Valtteri Bottas takes pole, Lewis Hamilton in second as Max Verstappen claims third
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Published 06/11/2021 at 22:20 GMT
Max Verstappen's 12-point drivers' championship lead is under threat as the Mexican Grand Prix qualifying session saw Mercedes claim the front row on the grid. First went to Finnish driver Valtteri Bottas, with Lewis Hamilton taking second place alongside him. Red Bull's Verstappen was able to take third.
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Valtteri Bottas secured pole position in the Mexican Grand Prix with teammate Lewis Hamilton joining him on the front row.
The result on Saturday could prove hugely influential in the 2021 title race, with Max Verstappen's 12-point drivers' championship lead under threat.
The Finn, in his last few races for his current team, put in an outstanding time of 1:15.875 seconds.
In second with 1:16.020 was current champion Hamilton in his Mercedes.
Red Bull's Verstappen - fastest at the end of FP2 on Friday evening - was third with 1:16.225, just ahead of his teammate, Sergio Perez, driving in his home country.
After Sunday's GP there are just four more to go in the race calendar. The tour moves on to Brazil, before decamping to the Middle East to run through Qatar, Saudi Arabia and then Abu Dhabi.
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