Lewis Hamilton took pole for the Mexico City Grand Prix on Saturday, his first ever for Ferrari.
His lap of 1 minute 16.514 seconds beat George Russell by just 0.009 seconds.
No driver in F1 history has more poles. Hamilton just stretched his own record.
His last grand prix pole came in July 2023 with Mercedes. He waited over three years.
At 41, Hamilton is the oldest pole-sitter since Mario Andretti in 1982.
Leclerc starts third, Verstappen fourth. The top five were split by under two tenths.
A one-place penalty for his Friday crash with Lawson drops Verstappen to fifth.
Oscar Piastri failed to reach the final session and starts 13th after a grip issue.
Fernando Alonso had to stop in Q1 with a water pressure problem and starts 18th.
Kimi Antonelli starts fourth. Ninth place or better on Sunday seals his first world title.
Lights out is 2 PM in Mexico, 1 AM Monday in Pakistan. The long run to Turn 1 decides a lot.
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