Max Verstappen hailed an “incredible result” after he recovered from struggles in practice to finish ahead of title rival Lando Norris in qualifying for the Mexico Grand Prix. The three-time world champion,

Max Verstappen edged out title rival Lando Norris as Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz claimed pole position at the Mexico City Grand Prix. Norris trails Verstappen by 57 points in the drivers’ championship with five races remaining and 146 points up for grabs and needs to start making major inroads into the Dutchman’s advantage.

Max Verstappen and Lando Norris shared ‘direct exchanges’ in the F1 drivers’ meeting at the Mexican Grand Prix as the FIA decided to investigate alterations to the series’ regulations for wheel-to-wheel combat.