Overview
- Lando Norris secured pole at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez with a 1:15.586, topping Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton.
- George Russell starts fourth, Max Verstappen lines up fifth, and championship leader Oscar Piastri qualified eighth.
- The title race remains open with Piastri on 346 points, Norris on 332 and Verstappen on 306, with 141 still available.
- Alpine endured a tough session as both cars fell in Q1, with Franco Colapinto 20th after a flying-lap mistake and Pierre Gasly 18th.
- Colapinto’s mixed practice form, including 9th in FP1 and 18th in FP2, featured an FP2 radio outburst over traffic that underscored Alpine’s struggles.