Everyone expected a pole-position from Max Verstappen, but Mercedes put a stop to that. Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton managed to complete their laps faster at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriquez.
Sergio Perez will start alongside Verstappen from P4. Behind him, Pierre Gasly may yet play a role in the battle against Mercedes on behalf of AlphaTauri. The top-ten is completed by Carlos Sainz, Daniel Ricciardo, Charles Leclerc, Yuki Tsunoda and Lando Norris.