Charles Leclerc took a shock pole position for the Mexican Grand Prix, claiming a Ferrari lock-out with Carlos Sainz. A surprised Leclerc said: ‘Two weekends in a row where we did not expect pole. ‘I’m already focusing on tomorrow’s race because we have had many pole positions but we need to convert it victory, and it’s going to be very difficult. He hit the kerb hard at Turn 8 on his first flying lap of the pole shoot-out and that slowed him down, allowing the Ferrari pair to lead the standings with just one final flying tilt remaining. Reacting to his summons, Verstappen said: ‘I was opening a gap. You don’t want to start a lap with a gap of only of three to four seconds to the car in front.’.

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