Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel seized his 50th Formula One pole position at the Mexican Grand Prix on Saturday with title rival Lewis Hamilton third on the grid and poised for a fourth world championship. Hamilton, last year's winner from pole, had expected a difficult session and congratulated the German on his milestone. It was a difficult session and it has been a difficult weekend," said the Briton, who holds the all-time record of 72 pole positions and was chasing his 10th of the season. Bottas, who said Verstappen had definitely ruined his lap, will start alongside Hamilton in fourth place with Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen fifth. New Zealander Brendon Hartley, in only his second race for Toro Rosso, qualified 13th after stopping on track during the second phase with engine problems that could herald a grid penalty.

Source: dna October 29, 2017 05:26 UTC