Hamilton takes first proper pole for Ferrari, Antonelli starts fourth
Hamilton ended a 1,197-day wait for a regular Grand Prix pole and gave Ferrari its first top spot since Hungary last year.
- On Saturday, October 31, 2026, Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton secured pole position for the Mexico City Grand Prix, marking his first start from the front for the Scuderia.
- The seven-time world champion's achievement ended a 1,197-day drought since Hungary in 2023, with Hamilton admitting the result was "a long time coming" and invoking memories of Michael Schumacher's Ferrari dominance.
- Finishing just 0.009 seconds behind Hamilton, Mercedes' George Russell claimed second, while Ferrari's Charles Leclerc secured third after both drivers benefited from improved setups on the high-altitude circuit.
- Championship leader Kimi Antonelli qualified fourth and remains poised to clinch the title on Sunday, needing only a ninth-place finish to become Formula 1's youngest world champion.
- Max Verstappen will start fifth following a one-place grid penalty for a Friday practice clash with Liam Lawson, setting up Sunday's race at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodríguez.
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An old driver and a very young one are contesting the leading role of the Mexico City Grand Prix. British Lewis Hamilton, almost 42 years old, is one of the most veterans in the current Formula 1 season and one of the most winners in history, has seven championships and seems to be back with Ferrari. Yesterday he achieved pole position in the Autodromo Hermanos Rodríguez and will try to achieve his third victory on this track.
Kimi Antonelli can become the youngest Formula One world champion in history in the evening. But Lewis Hamilton, who won his first pole with Ferrari, drives ahead. Esteban Ocon was cancelled for the race after a fight.
British driver Lewis Hamilton admitted after winning the best starting position ahead of the Mexican Grand Prix that his first pole position in the red car took him back to his childhood, when he admired the legendary Michael Schumacher. Tonight, Hamilton can crown his success with a victory and thus pay tribute to the memory of the German in the most beautiful way. Whether he will succeed will be clear in the race, which starts on Kanal A and V…
When the past and the present mix in one shot, then yes that even a qualification of F1 can become fascinating. Even more so if in the middle there his two men of destiny signed Mercedes. On the one hand Lewis Hamilton, who after 3 years 3 months and 11 days, in total 1,197 for [...] The article F1, GP of Mexico: Hamilton returns in pole after three years, Antonelli from the second row for the title comes from Il Fatto Quotidiano.
Late Saturday evening, qualifying for the Formula 1 round took place in Mexico City, which was won by Briton Lewis Hamilton.
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