F1 GP Mexico classification, live: last hour, result, pole and grid position of Fernando Alonso and Carlos Sainz today

23:10

BEWARE OF SAINZ!

Sainz takes first position with the medium tire! The Spanish driver stopped the clock at 1.17.444, followed by his teammate, Charles Leclerc. Behind, Alonso is 3rd on the soft tire. We’ll see if it’s enough for the Asturian to make the cut!

23:08

The cars have already taken to the track!

Be careful because Max Verstappen seemed to be in trouble! I was starting in Neutral from the Pit Lane, even though it all seems like a small setback. The first to set time will be Pérez, while Alonso and Sainz are preparing their first lap.

23:06

Sainz: “long runs feel good”

“Especially the long runs feel good. I think that when it comes to qualifying, we will have a lot of challenges from our competitors. And yes, in a return, it will be a close battle.

23:01

Alonso: “I hope to be fine for Sunday”

The Spaniard was able to participate in the last two free practice sessions of this Mexican GP and explained his feelings. “I feel good. I haven’t been 100% physically the last few days, but I hope that by Sunday I will be fine. This circuit is also not very demanding in terms of G forces and high speed,” explained Alonso. The Spaniard told his objective for the day. “It was a mixture of timing with a Pirelli test and I think we cannot have any conclusions yet, so the classification will tell the truth,” he said.

22:58

There are only two minutes left until it starts…

22:58

A fall that will remain to be remembered… What a pirouette!

22:57

And what a clue awaits us again!

The pilots return to the asphalt of the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, which has a total of 4,303 km. It has a total of 17 curves, of which 10 are to the right and 7 to the left. The main overtaking point on this circuit will be the long 1,314 km main straight. In total, the drivers will complete 305,354 km when the checkered flag falls on Sunday.

22:56

The Constructors’ World Championship is led by McLaren:

1st | McLaren – 544 pts.

2nd | Red Bull – 504 pts.

3rd | Ferrari – 496 pts.

4th | Mercedes – 344 pts.

5th | Aston Martin – 86 pts.

6th | Haas – 38 pts.

7th | RB F1 Team – 36 pts.

8th | Williams – 17 pts.

9th | Alpine – 13 pts.

10th | Kick Sauber – 0 pts.

22:56

This is the World Cup!

1st | Max Verstappen – 354 pts.

2nd | Lando Norris – 297 pts.

3rd | Charles Leclerc – 275 pts.

4th | Oscar Piastri – 247 pts.

5th | Carlos Sainz – 215 pts.

6th | Lewis Hamilton – 177 pts.

7th | George Russell – 167 pts.

8th | Sergio Pérez – 150 pts.

9th | Fernando Alonso – 62 pts.

10th | Nico Hulkenberg – 29 pts.

11th | Lance Stroll – 24 pts.

12th | Yuki Tsunoda – 22 pts.

13th | Alexander Albon – 12 pts.

14th | Daniel Ricciardo – 12 pts.

15th | Kevin Magnussen – 8 pts.

16th | Pierre Gasly – 8 pts.

17th | Oliver Bearman – 7 pts.

18th | Franco Colapìnto – 5 pts.

19th | Esteban Ocon – 5 pts.

20th | Liam Lawson – 2 pts.

21st | Guanyu Zhou – 0 pts.

22nd | Logan Sargeant – 0 pts.

23rd | Valtteri Bottas – 0 pts.

22:55

This is how free practice 3 has ended

22:54

Welcome to the F1 Mexican Grand Prix classification

We return to this Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, where the classification will be a real surprise, due to the few tracks that free practice has left us. We begin this preview, where we will be explaining everything that happens. We start engines again!