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Lewis Hamilton has qualified on pole for the F1 Mexico City Grand Prix, while Oscar Piastri was 13th in qualifying.
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Piastri → qualify → qualifying
Kimi Antonelli will become the youngest F1 world champion ever if he finishes ninth or better, or neither George Russell and Lewis Hamilton win.
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Russell → become → ?
ABC Sport will have a live blog of the F1 Mexico City Grand Prix on Monday, November 2, from 5:30am AEDT.
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Sport → have → AEDT
Lewis Hamilton put Ferrari on pole position for the Mexico City Grand Prix on Saturday with Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli set to line up fourth on the grid for a ground-breaking race likely to make him Formula One's youngest champion at 20 years old.
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him → put → race
Antonelli needs only a ninth-place finish at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez on Sunday to become Italy's first champion since 1953.
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Antonelli → need → 1953
He was fifth fastest in qualifying but will move up a place due to Red Bull's Max Verstappen, in fourth, taking a grid drop.
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Verstappen → move → drop
The pole was a record-extending 105th of Hamilton's career and the Briton's first for Ferrari.
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pole → extend → Ferrari
For Oscar Piastri, however, it was a very disappointing day as the Australian failed to make the final qualifying session and finished back in 13th.
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Australian → fail → 13th
"Thank you so much, it has been such a long time coming," Hamilton said over the team radio.
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Hamilton → thank → radio
"Mega job, guys — I am so grateful for the hard work you guys put in."
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guys → put → work
The last time he took pole in a regular grand prix, not including sprint races, was in Hungary in July 2023 — a wait of 1,197 days.
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he → take → days
It also made the 41-year-old seven-times world champion the oldest pole sitter since American Mario Andretti, at 42, in Italy in 1982.
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champion → make → 1982
Mercedes' George Russell, Antonelli's closest rival but 123 points behind his teammate with only 100 to be won after this weekend, was second fastest and Ferrari's Charles Leclerc third.
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Leclerc → win → weekend
Both Hamilton and Russell have to win if either of the remaining contenders is to keep Antonelli waiting another week for the title.
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either → have → title
It has been a tricky few races for me and I'm still struggling to get on top of this car, to be honest," said Russell.
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Russell → struggle → car
McLaren's Lando Norris, the reigning champion and last year's winner in Mexico, qualified sixth with Red Bull's Isack Hadjar seventh.
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Hadjar → reign → Mexico
Racing Bulls' Liam Lawson was eighth fastest but also has a one-place grid drop for the clash with Verstappen in Friday practice.
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Lawson → have → practice
That will mean he starts ninth with teammate Arvid Lindblad eighth and Alpine's Pierre Gasly completing the top 10 on the grid.
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Gasly → mean → grid
Antonelli was only seventh in the second phase, with Norris fastest and teammate Piastri knocked out in 13th place in a blow for McLaren's hopes of edging back in front of Red Bull in the battle for third overall.
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Piastri → knock → third
The Australian complained of lack of rear grip after being told he was out of the top 10.
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he → complain → 10
Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso halted the first session when the team told him to stop in the stadium section with a suspected water pressure issue in the power unit.
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team → halt → unit
The Spaniard was then noted for a general safety incident after he failed to reattach the steering wheel after getting out of the car.
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he → note → car
Japanese Ryo Hirakawa, making his F1 race debut this weekend at the age of 32 and in place of Esteban Ocon, qualified 19th for Haas.
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Hirakawa → make → Haas
Mexican Sergio Perez, preparing for his 300th grand prix in front of his home crowd, and Cadillac teammate Valtteri Bottas filled the back row.
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Bottas → prepare → row
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ABC Sport will have a live blog of the Formula 1 Mexico City Grand Prix on Monday, November 2, from 5:30am AEDT.
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Sport → have → AEDT
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