Verstappen: "Very hard to nail" pole lap at low-grip Mexico F1 track

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Max Verstappen says he too struggled with Mexico's low grip conditions but finally found his groove in Q3 to take pole MexicoGP F1

in both Q1 and Q2 in qualifying at the low-grip Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez track, but then led from the off in the final segment before sealing pole with a fastest time at the death in Q3.and Hamilton by 0.304s and 0.309s, taking his sixth pole of the 2022 campaign.

He was also pleased his team produced a smooth effort to seal pole at a track where the high altitude reduces the available downforce and leaves cars sliding on a surface some drivers have described as ‘like ice’. “So, it was really about [learning changes from] Q1-to-Q2-to-Q3 – trying to find the balance in the car again.

 

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sure he did, this is always their trick, go slow first 2 and then turn it up at the end

no one who took pole here last 5 times has gotten onto podium let alone winning it

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