By James Broughton, Oct 29, 2022
Max Verstappen experienced to slug it out to protected his 19th pole placement of the time as a rejuvenated Mercedes ran the Pink Bull staff close at the 2022 Mexican Grand Prix. In the conclude, Verstappen did what he’s completed all season and extracted extra out of his Purple Bull than it was organized to give him. Teammate Sergio secured 4th, around 3-tenths guiding. Mercedes commence Sunday’s race P2 and P3 with George Russell forward of his teammate Lewis Hamilton by the narrowest of margins.
Ferrari was off-kind as Carlos Sainz skilled 4th, teammate Charles Leclerc could only deal with 7th. Valtteri Bottas was the surprise Ferrari-run Alfa Romeo sandwich separating the two is effective Ferraris. The Alpines line up 9th and 10th with Fernando Alonso narrowly forward of Esteban Ocon.
Mercedes have observed form at the Mexican Grand Prix, most likely owing to the reduced altitude which is much less burdensome on the Mercedes aero disadvantage. Verstappen experienced to operate hard to protected pole place. Mercedes normally has far better race rate, so it appears that Verstappen will experience a concerted effort and hard work by Mercedes to gain.
2022 Mexican Grand Qualifying Benefits:
1 Max Verstappen Red Bull 1:17.775
2 George Russell Mercedes + .304
3 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes + .309
4 Sergio Perez Pink Bull +.353
5 Carlos Sainz Ferrari +.576
6 Valtteri Bottas Alfa Romeo +.626
7 Charles Leclerc Ferrari +.780
8 Lando Norris McLaren +.946
9 Fernando Alonso Alpine +1.164
10 Esteban Ocon Alpine +1.235
11 Daniel Ricciardo McLaren +.773 (Q2)
12 Zhou Guanyu Alfa Romeo +.924
13 Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri +1.037
14 Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri +1.120
15 Kevin Magnussen Haas +1.281
16 Mick Schumacher Haas + 1.250 (Q1)
17 Sebastian Vettel Aston Martin + 1.250
18 Lance Stroll Aston Martin + 1.351
19 Alex Albon Williams +1.690
20 Nicholas Latifi Williams +1.998
