Sebastian Vettel boosted his slim hopes of keeping alive his world championship challenge on Saturday when he claimed the 50th pole of his career for this weekend’s Mexican Grand Prix. “I am so happy,” said Vettel, who took pole with a record lap in one minute and 16.488 seconds. I could’ve been a couple of tenths of a second quicker, but it wouldn’t be enough to match these guys. “I gave it all I could today and I really wanted that pole position,” said Verstappen. Frenchman Pierre Gasley was also eliminated as he was unable to run in his Toro Rosso following an engine change.

Source: Hindustan Times October 29, 2017 02:48 UTC