Overview
- Lewis Hamilton took pole at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in Saturday qualifying, his 105th career pole and his first with Ferrari.
- Kimi Antonelli qualified fourth and needs only two points in Sunday's race to secure his first Formula 1 world championship.
- Race permutations changed after stewards handed one-place grid penalties to Max Verstappen and Liam Lawson for a Friday collision.
- Haas removed Esteban Ocon from practice and qualifying for the weekend and replaced him with reserve Ryo Hirakawa; Ocon denied claims of any physical violence and his short-term status with the team is uncertain.
- Oscar Piastri was the surprise elimination in Q2, qualifying 13th, underscoring variables that could still alter the title outcome on race day.