Giles Richards' qualifying report
Our F1 correspondent breaks down a fascinating session. Do have a read. We’ll also be bringing you live coverage from the race in Mexico City tomorrow – so please join us for that.
Max Verstappen sounds a bit tense: “We tried so many things and it’s just not good – so it’s not the lack of trying, it’s just not finding it. It didn’t allow me to push. I knew already from Q1 that this was not going to be it.”
He says “I need retirements” to challenge the cars above him. After a night of sleep, he will be bang up for it at the start, no doubt.
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