F1 Mexico GP live: Qualifying start time with Verstappen favourite for pole ahead of Norris
What are the start times this weekend in Mexico City?
- Free practice 3: 6:30 pm
- Qualifying: 10pm
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Kieran Jackson25 October 2025 00:14
1997 F1 world champion Jacques Villeneuve on McLaren ‘pressure’
“Both McLaren drivers are under pressure actually and neither has reacted super well to pressure,” he said, in association with Vision4Sport.
“Piastri has got quite a decent lead, but as we have seen in the last few races, the pressure has really got to him for some reason.
“But Lando did not profit from it as much as he could and should have. He didn’t make the most of the situation.
“But the problem is that Verstappen is getting closer and closer and Verstappen is the one that you don’t want bearing down on you. You don’t want him breathing down your neck, hot on your heels.”
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Kieran Jackson25 October 2025 17:42
Lewis Hamilton tells McLaren title rivals to copy ‘cut-throat’ Max Verstappen
“The pressure is high. It is a time where you have to put your blinkers up and block everything from the outside. There is so much coming in, positive and negative,” Ferrari driver Hamilton told Sky Sports.
“Also, you really have to be cut-throat and that is what Max is. He is going to take this from them if they don’t do the same.
“They have got to be pushing and you have to dig deep firstly to be able to hold off someone like Max in the car that he is in at the moment.
“But for either of them to come out ahead, consistency is key and we have seen that from Max in the last few races.”
Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton (AP Photo/Fernando Llano) (AP)
Kieran Jackson25 October 2025 17:30
Top-10 in the driver standings with five races to go
Piastri’s lead is 14 points over Norris and now only 40 over Verstappen:
1. Oscar Piastri (McLaren) – 346 points
2. Lando Norris (McLaren) – 332 points
3. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) – 306 points
4. George Russell (Mercedes) – 252 points
5. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) – 192 points
6. Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) – 142 points
7. Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) – 89 points
8. Alex Albon (Williams) – 73 points
9. Nico Hulkenberg (Sauber) – 41 points
10. Isack Hadjar (Racing Bulls) – 39 points
Hamilton warned Norris and Piastri about “cut-throat” Verstappen (Bradley Collyer/PA) (PA Wire)
Kieran Jackson25 October 2025 17:00
F1 2025 title race: Piastri vs Norris vs Verstappen – where will it be won and lost?
Preview by Kieran Jackson
The battle for the 2025 F1 drivers’ title is heating up and with five rounds remaining this season, it’s now a three-horse race.
Kieran Jackson25 October 2025 16:30
Constructor standings heading into round 20
1. McLaren – 678 points (champions)
6. Racing Bulls – 72 points
7. Aston Martin – 69 points
Kieran Jackson25 October 2025 15:00
Red Bull boss Laurent Mekies
On Lindblad: “All the teams lost GPS for a bit for the session. We left Arvid on the lowish fuel, not to give him complications. He did a very good job, it’s hard to jump in, the pace is there.”
On upgrades: “We have a couple of things, new bits, there’s some tweaking here for car cooling and brakes.”
On title fight: “We still take it race by race, an unbelievable weekend in Austin, it’s very difficult to win races, Max did a mega weekend, it gives a further incentive to all of us. We don’t look at the championship, we look at it session by session.”
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Kieran Jackson25 October 2025 14:00
Lando Norris on ‘good position’ in world championship
“I’m in a good position. I’m second. Probably prefer being first but I’m also in second with nothing to lose,” Norris said in Mexico.
“I’m in a comfortable place. I’m also not a guy who believes in momentum. Every weekend is so different.
“I’ve just been performing well recently and I’ll continue that. Same as Max has been doing very well recently.”
Lando Norris (PA Wire)
Kieran Jackson25 October 2025 13:00
How many races are left?
Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, Mexico City – 24-26 October
ROUND 21 – BRAZIL (sprint weekend)
Interlagos Circuit, Sao Paulo – 7-9 November
Las Vegas Street Circuit – 20-22 November
ROUND 23 – QATAR (sprint weekend)
Lusail International Circuit, Lusail – 28-30 November
Yas Marina Circuit – 5-7 December
Kieran Jackson25 October 2025 11:00
Jacques Villeneuve slams ‘very soft’ McLaren racing rules with Norris and Piastri
Piastri revealed that the McLaren drivers now have a “clean slate” until the end of the season, after the team previously suggested Norris faced “repercussions” over their collision in Singapore earlier this month.
Yet Piastri hitting Norris in last week’s sprint in Austin has balanced out the driver preference with five races to go of the 2025 season. Piastri’s lead is 14 points over Norris and 40 points ahead of Red Bull’s Max Verstappen.
Kieran Jackson25 October 2025 10:00
