F1 2024 Mexican GP LIVE: Qualifying times, updates, Q3 standings and results – UK Times

Here we go, the final laps! Norris is going to be last out, he’ll keep everybody waiting, he runs the risk of yellow or red flags. It’s a gamble as the temperature of the track changes in the coming minutes…

1. Sainz, 2. Leclerc, 3. Russell, 4. Hamilton, 5. Norris, 6. Gasly, 7. Albon, 8. Hulkenberg, 9. Magnussen, 10. Verstappen (no time)

Verstappen has his track time deleted, oh the drama! Track limits proving costly for Red Bull. A phenomenal lap from Max, but it’s no good now. He has another set of new soft tyres.

What a turnaround, Sainz goes into provisional pole, Leclerc second and then the two Mercedes drivers.

1. Sainz, 2. Leclerc, 3. Russell, 4. Hamilton, 5. Norris

Both Norris and Verstappen driving in Q3 without their teammates. Both on new soft compound tyres…

Leclerc gets a lovely slipstream on Magnussen, that could be crucial.

Verstappen posts 1:16.368 for provisional pole… Norris is well off, six tenths behind his title rival.

1. Verstappen, 2. Norris, 3. Albon, 4. Hulkenberg, 5. Magnussen

Q3 is underway! 12 mins to go…

A shoot-out for pole and potentially another vital moment in the race for the title, can Norris strike back after the pain of Austin?

Verstappen is one of the first to leave the pit lane, he wants to put a marker down.

A thrilling finale to Q2 then after Tsunoda’s crash into the wall.

Norris is still fastest, but Max is close behind…

The start of Q3 will be delayed, the marshals are out and bidding to quickly fix the barriers at Turn 12.

2) Max Verstappen, Red Bull

4) Charles Leclerc, Ferrari

5) George Russell, Mercedes

6) Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes

Eliminated after Q2: Tsunoda, Lawson, Alonso, Stroll, Bottas.

Into the final minute of Q2…

They’re queueing up! But my goodness, RED FLAG!

Tsunoda is in the wall! Not only is he now out, but teammate Lawson and Aston Martin’s Alonso and Stroll are also out. Bottas eliminated too.

Tsunoda lost it on the way in through the back end. The issue started when locking out the front. “Yeah [I’m OK], sorry.”

1. Norris, 2. Verstappen, 3. Sainz, 4. Leclerc, 5. Russell

Elimination zone: Tsunoda, Lawson, Alonso, Stroll, Bottas.

Lando has landed four poles in the last five races. Max on the front row in his last two races though. Crucially, without Piastri, McLaren is understrength in their battle against Red Bull.

“I’m struggling a lot with the pace,” Perez says after his Q1 exit. “Tomorrow is very important to maximise the day, score some points, it will be a tremendous effort. But it’ll be very difficult.”

1. Norris, 2. Verstappen, 3. Russell, 4. Hamilton, 5. Albon

Elimination zone: Magnussen, Stroll, Hulkenberg, Bottas and Leclerc…

Lando is purple through S1 and S2… Gaining on Max, he’s two tenths up on his quickest Q1 time and tops the standings.

No time set by Leclerc yet, remember. At turn two he was a little bit cheeky, no contest there on the replays.

1. Norris, 2. Verstappen, 3. Russell, 4. Hamilton, 5. Sainz

New tyres for Max! “The rear tyres were a bit tricky in sector two… Low grip!”

Leclerc has had his lap time deleted, he went over the white line.

Magnussen trying to reach Q3 for the first time. The Haas locking up well, staying within the track limits.

1. Verstappen, 2. Sainz, 3. Albon, 4. Magnussen, 5. Hulkenberg

Q2 is underway! 11 mins to go…

Well then, that was quite remarkable, poor old Checo and Piastri will be livid, what on earth happened for the McLaren between FP3 and Q1, disaster!

Piastri: “It just went off in turn 12, got beached on the curb, that was it. It’s very frustrating to make that mistake.

“It was about a second. It’s a tricky circuit, it wasn’t down to being tricky, I just made a very poor mistake, that was it.

“We had a similar position for Lando last year, I’ll do my homework how he went through the field and try and do the same.”