Hamilton claims first pole for Ferrari in Mexico

Lewis Hamilton has claimed his first pole position for Ferrari and his first for more than three years at the Mexico City Grand Prix. The seven-time F1 champion beat Mercedes’ George Russell by 0.009 seconds as the two drivers who can potentially stop Kimi Antonelli clinching the world title on Sunday locked out the front row. Antonelli qualified fifth behind Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, but will start fourth because of a one-place penalty for the Dutchman.

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Ryo Hirakawa replaces Ocon at Haas for Mexico City GP

Haas have confirmed that Ryo Hirakawa will replace Esteban Ocon for the remainder of the Mexico City Grand Prix. Hirakawa – who has acted as a reserve driver for the squad since 2025 – participated in Free Practice 1 for the American outfit on Friday at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez before Ocon returned to action during the day’s second practice hour.

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Antonelli takes dominant win at United States GP

Kimi Antonelli just missed out on clinching his first world title in a dominant victory in the United States Grand Prix. The 20-year-old Italian leads Mercedes team-mate George Russell by 123 points after coming home ahead of Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen. Antonelli will be crowned champion in Mexico City next weekend as long he does not lose more than 23 points to Russell and 24 to Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton.

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Antonelli beats Verstappen to pole ahead of US Grand Prix

Kimi Antonelli took pole position for the United States Grand Prix on the weekend on which he can potentially clinch his first world title. The Mercedes driver beat Red Bull’s Max Verstappen by 0.179 seconds, with the Dutchman’s team-mate Isack Hadjar third ahead of Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton. Antonelli whooped with delight as he took his first pole position since the Belgian Grand Prix in July and said: “It feels good to be back.”

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Rafael Camara to drive for Haas in 2027

Brazilian Rafael Camara will join the US-based Haas team for his debut Formula 1 season in 2027 replacing Esteban Ocon who was not offered a contract extension. The 21-year-old, who won the Formula 3 championship last season is leading the Formula 2 championship with two race to remaining, has been chosen after a selection process including a total of four drivers.

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