2017 Mexican Grand Prix
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Sebastian Vettel on Damon Hill's microphone: “It was a hell of a ride, I'm very happy! It was slipping a lot on the track. I almost missed a slow turn. During the night we made a lot of useful changes, and tomorrow will be a special race. »
Esteban Ocon beats Sergio Pérez and will start 6th, just behind Kimi Räikkönen. Sergio Pérez is 10th.
Pole position for Sebastian Vettel! The German steals 1st place from Max Verstappen on his last lap!
Lewis Hamilton slides wide and doesn't improve, he remains 3rd!
Valtteri Bottas does not go for Max Verstappen's time but moves up to 4th.
An investigation has been opened regarding the incident between Max Verstappen and Valtteri Bottas. To be continued after qualification…
Max Verstappen returns to the track for one last effort. His rivals follow him.
Before the second run, Max Verstappen is ahead of Sebastian Vettel, Lewis Hamilton, Daniel Ricciardo, Esteban Ocon, Carlos Sainz Jr, Sergio Pérez, Kimi Räikkönen, Nico Hülkenberg and Valtteri Bottas who did not set a time.
New stroke of brilliance from Max Verstappen! Two tenths faster than Sebastian Vettel. Things are not improving for Daniel Ricciardo, relegated to more than half a second.
Lap record for Sebastian Vettel in 1’16”833!
Mercedes activate the magic button to have better power! Valtteri Bottas started well but was hampered by a Red Bull.
Max Verstappen begins his first flying lap.
The ten fastest drivers will compete for 12 minutes: Q3 is underway.
Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull), trailing his teammate Max Verstappen by one second after Q2, preserved his tires for the race, with two fewer laps completed in this phase.
Eliminated at the end of Q2: Felipe Massa, Lance Stroll, Brendon Hartley, Fernando Alonso and Stoffel Vandoorne.
Under the checkered flag, Esteban Ocon (Force India) passes his teammate Sergio Pérez by four hundredths. The two Force Indias (9th and 10th) find themselves behind the two Renaults (7th and 8th), definitely in good shape since the United States GP
In order to preserve their machine, Fernando Alonso and Stoffel Vandoorne did not set any time in Q2.
Despite an all-out attack, Lance Stroll is eliminated for the moment, more than a second behind Felipe Massa (Williams, 11th).
Five tenths! Half a second is the lead of Max Verstappen (Red Bull) over Lewis Hamilton at the end of his flying lap. There are six minutes left in Q2.