Carlos Sainz will be on pole position for today’s Mexican Grand Prix after setting the quickest lap at the end of qualifying. The 30-year-old edged out title contenders Max Verstappen and Lando Norris to secure his place at the front of the grid.

Lewis Hamilton, meanwhile, ended up in sixth place after slipping behind Mercedes team-mate George Russell once again. After the session, he said he was confused by the inconsistency of his car between final practice and the start of qualifying.

“I’m losing all the time, that’s why I’ve been so bad in qualifying all year,” he said. “We have done everything. We worked so hard in the background, like everyone does, to get the car in a nice place. It was feeling good in final practice.

“We were like: ‘Let’s not touch anything or do anything’. All we changed was the rear wing and it’s just a drastic difference. Every time I get to qualifying the car is completely different. I can’t pinpoint why, but it is what it is.”

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