• Leclerc second ahead of Vettel and Hamilton• Finn emerges unharmed from heavy impact at final cornerMax Verstappen celebrated his pole for Sunday’s Mexican
Grand Prix but the Dutchman is likely to face stern criticism for the what many will see as the dangerous manner with which he sealed the place. His final two laps were superb but for a driver still trying to shake off a reputation for recklessness and lapses of judgment, he was surprisingly unconcerned by his decision not to slow as he rounded the final corner, where Valtteri Bottas’s Mercedes lay after crashing into the barriers.
Verstappen took pole ahead of the two Ferraris of Charles Leclerc and
Sebastian Vettel in second and third, with
Lewis Hamilton in fourth for Mercedes. Hamilton’s title hopes, however, may yet have taken a boost if Bottas takes grid penalties for the repairs to his car.