F1 Mexico GP live commentary and updates - qualifying
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Hulkenberg goes up to second, 0.144s off Bearman - but that becomes third when Norris does a 1m17.147s. Piastri is not looking very quick and is 0.7s off his team-mate. Uh-oh.
Hamilton only goes fourth, while Leclerc goes a bit wide in Turn 13 in the stadium, and is 0.138s off Norris.
Stroll opens the session with a 1m18.815s, beaten by Alonso's 1m17.936s by quite some margin.
Colapinto splits the Aston Martins, as Bearman does a 1m17.765s to go quickest for now.
Lando Norris is out on track.
Q1 begins!
And here come the cars! Two Aston Martins, and two Alpines kick us off as they aim to beat the drop.
Ocon also joins them, as does Bearman. These six, plus Sauber, are likely to be our main contenders for the drop, unless someone has a shocker.
Five minutes until the pitlane opens
Expect a) a massive queue of cars, and b) lots of traffic throughout Q1. Lots.
Weather watch
The ambient temperatures have come up a bit since FP3 - it's now 26C, and the track has risen to 50C. That might prove punishing for the softs, particularly in the final sector.
We had a lot of drivers struggling to keep the tyres in for the full lap in practice, so the warmth might add to that challenge.
Liam Lawson, Racing Bulls Team, Yuki Tsunoda, Red Bull Racing
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The challenge of Mexico
Mexico City stands at 2240m above sea level, which means that the air is considerably less dense than those in standard conditions.
Air density at sea level is considered to be around 1.225kg/m3 , while Mexico City's air has a density approximately 78% of that figure – producing a density value of 0.96kg/m3.
That makes the turbochargers work harder, and aero less effective - so the cars all run with their highest wing levels.
30 minutes to Q1
Just half-an-hour to go until Q1 gets under way. The Alpines looked like they might struggle to break out of the bottom five, but it's anyone's guess who joins them.
Fernando Alonso had a technical issue in FP3 and thus is behind on track time - but if there's anyone who can drag the Aston Martin kicking and screaming into the later stages, it's him.
Who's looking good for pole?
Lando Norris pulled out a lap that was 0.345s quicker than Lewis Hamilton, who was second in the timing order of FP3 - while Max Verstappen was only sixth.
But Verstappen continued to find improvement in the later stages of the session despite running on used softs - so with a fresh set, he might be back in the mix.
The top 13 was separated by a second, but a few drivers outside of made mistakes on their ultimate qualifying runs - so it could be even tighter than what we saw earlier.
Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing
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Mexico FP3 times
FP3
| Cla | Driver | # | Chassis | Engine | Laps | Time | Interval | Tyres | km/h | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  L. Norris McLaren |
4 |  |
McLaren | Mercedes | 22 |
1'16.633 |
S | 202.189 | |||
| 2 | L. Hamilton Ferrari |
44 |  |
Ferrari | Ferrari | 29 |
+0.345 1'16.978 |
0.345 | S | 201.283 | ||
| 3 | G. Russell Mercedes |
63 |  |
Mercedes | Mercedes | 19 |
+0.512 1'17.145 |
0.167 | S | 200.847 | ||
| 4 |  C. Leclerc Ferrari |
16 |  |
Ferrari | Ferrari | 26 |
+0.566 1'17.199 |
0.054 | S | 200.707 | ||
| 5 |  O. Piastri McLaren |
81 |  |
McLaren | Mercedes | 23 |
+0.599 1'17.232 |
0.033 | S | 200.621 | ||
| 6 |  M. Verstappen Red Bull Racing |
1 |  |
Red Bull | Red Bull | 30 |
+0.609 1'17.242 |
0.010 | S | 200.595 | ||
| 7 |  A. Antonelli Mercedes |
12 |  |
Mercedes | Mercedes | 19 |
+0.620 1'17.253 |
0.011 | S | 200.566 | ||
| 8 |  I. Hadjar RB |
6 |  |
RB | Honda | 19 |
+0.763 1'17.396 |
0.143 | S | 200.196 | ||
| 9 |  Y. Tsunoda Red Bull Racing |
22 |  |
Red Bull | Red Bull | 23 |
+0.782 1'17.415 |
0.019 | S | 200.147 | ||
| 10 |  G. Bortoleto Sauber |
5 |  |
Sauber | Ferrari | 24 |
+0.893 1'17.526 |
0.111 | S | 199.860 | ||
| 11 |  L. Lawson RB |
30 |  |
RB | Honda | 20 |
+0.919 1'17.552 |
0.026 | S | 199.793 | ||
| 12 | E. Ocon Haas F1 Team |
31 |  |
Haas | Ferrari | 26 |
+0.941 1'17.574 |
0.022 | S | 199.737 | ||
| 13 |  L. Stroll Aston Martin Racing |
18 |  |
Aston Martin | Mercedes | 23 |
+0.965 1'17.598 |
0.024 | S | 199.675 | ||
| 14 |  N. Hulkenberg Sauber |
27 |  |
Sauber | Ferrari | 25 |
+1.031 1'17.664 |
0.066 | S | 199.505 | ||
| 15 |  C. Sainz Williams |
55 |  |
Williams | Mercedes | 24 |
+1.168 1'17.801 |
0.137 | S | 199.154 | ||
| 16 |  A. Albon Williams |
23 |  |
Williams | Mercedes | 20 |
+1.361 1'17.994 |
0.193 | S | 198.661 | ||
| 17 | O. Bearman Haas F1 Team |
87 |  |
Haas | Ferrari | 23 |
+1.413 1'18.046 |
0.052 | S | 198.529 | ||
| 18 | P. Gasly Alpine |
10 |  |
Alpine | Renault | 24 |
+1.779 1'18.412 |
0.366 | S | 197.602 | ||
| 19 |  F. Colapinto Alpine |
43 |  |
Alpine | Renault | 22 |
+1.948 1'18.581 |
0.169 | S | 197.177 | ||
| 20 | F. Alonso Aston Martin Racing |
14 | |
Aston Martin | Mercedes | 12 |
+1.978 1'18.611 |
0.030 | M | 197.102 | ||
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FP3 recap
McLaren Formula 1 driver Lando Norris has topped final practice at the Mexico Grand Prix ahead of Saturday's qualifying session, while the Briton's title rivals appeared on the back foot.
In the final quarter of the one-hour session at a low-grip Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, Norris set a 1m16.633s lap to beat Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes' George Russell, with Oscar Piastri and Max Verstappen fifth and sixth.
Mexico GP - qualifying coming soon!
Hello and welcome back to our live feed! We'll be taking you through F1 qualifying for the Mexico City Grand Prix, which gets started in a little bit under an hour's time.
It could be a very close session if FP3 is anything to go by - and we'll keep you updated throughout the sessions at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez.
Nico Hulkenberg, Sauber
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