F1: Hamilton takes first Ferrari pole; Antonelli starts fourth in Mexico

George Russell is second fastest and Charles Leclerc third while reigning champion Lando Norris qualifies sixth.Published On 1 Nov 20261 Nov 2026Lewis Hamilton has taken his first pole position for Ferrari at the Mexico City Grand Prix with Mercedes’s Kimi Antonelli fourth on the grid for a ground-breaking race likely to make the 20-year-old Formula One’s youngest champion.Antonelli needs only a ninth-place finish at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez on Sunday to become Italy’s first champion since 1953. He was fifth fastest in qualifying, admitting he felt tense, but will move up a place due to Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, in fourth, taking a grid drop.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Formula One champion Lando Norris extends McLaren contract until 2030list 2 of 4Mercedes no longer have the fastest car in F1, says leader Antonellilist 3 of 4‘Simply lovely’: Verstappen extends with F1 Red Bull Racing until 2030list 4 of 4Formula One plans return to V8 engines as electrical revolution loses sparkend of listThe pole, in a time of one minute 16.514 seconds, was a record-extending 105th of Hamilton’s stellar career. While he has had two sprint poles since he joined Ferrari la...