The McLaren driver finished ahead of the two Ferraris with Max Verstappen set to start fifth and Oscar Piastri seventh

Lewis Hamilton sounded a warning to McLaren yesterday on a subject he knows a bit about: how dangerous Verstappen can be in a title fight. “You really have to be cut-throat and that is what Max is,” he said. “He is going to take this from them if they don’t do the same.”

Hamilton has looked far happier with his Ferrari so far in Mexico – and indeed over the last couple of race weekends. Can he turn that into a good qualifying performance? We’re about to find out!

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