LIVE: The 2019 Mexican Grand Prix - Hamilton to seal his 6th title today?
- Nicolás Quarles van Ufford
The build-up has been long and full of drama, but the Mexican Grand Prix is finally here! Can Lewis Hamilton seal his sixth drivers' title? And how can Max Verstappen come back today after getting stripped from his pole position on Saturday? Follow our live blog below and find out!
*live blog below*
Qualifying recap
At the venue where he's won the previous two Grands Prix, Verstappen took a very impressive pole position on Saturday afternoon, beating the track record by a thousandth of a second.
However, the end of Q3 was overshadowed by a massive shunt from Valtteri Bottas, who slammed into the wall on the final corner of his second run, destroying his W10.
Shortly behind him came Hamilton and Verstappen, who barely had time to react as the accident had happened mere seconds before they came past. Verstappen was on a purple lap and didn't lift as he solidified his pole position, but not lifting would also be the cause of his eventual penalty, which dropped him from first to fourth on the grid.