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Constructors' standings

1) McLaren 678pts
2) Mercedes 341pts
3) Ferrari 334pts
4) Red Bull 331pts
5) Williams 111pts
6) Racing Bulls 72pts
7) Aston Martin 69pts
8) Sauber 59pts
9) Haas 48pts
10) Alpine 20pts

So, unless McLaren are deed pinch an unprecedented 300-point deduction, you whitethorn person noticed this is sewn up. But nan tussle for 2nd spot is enticingly tight: conscionable 10 points betwixt Mercedes, Ferrari and Red Bull (trailing successful 4th contempt 5 title wins this season). Nicely poised.

Drivers’ standings

1) Oscar Piastri (McLaren) 346pts
2) Lando Norris (McLaren) 332pts
3) Max Verstappen (Red Bull) 306pts
4) George Russell (Mercedes) 252pts
5) Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) 192pts
6) Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) 142pts
7) Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) 89pts
8) Alexander Albon (Williams) 73pts
9) Nico Hülkenberg (Sauber) 41pts
10) Isack Hadjar (Racing Bulls) 39pts

The head-scratcher astir a three-way title tilt is that a squad pinch 2 drivers astatine nan apical should, theoretically, person an advantage. In that Yuki Tsunoda has not been successful a position to disrupt nan McLarens and support his teammate. But pinch McLaren (sportingly) letting their drivers slug it out, Norris and Piastri are getting successful each others’ way, while Red Bull are 100% focused connected 1 man.

So location hasn’t been overmuch grounds of nan McLarens utilizing crafty strategies to disturb Verstappen’s race. Of course, to slow up Verstappen you person to first beryllium up of him connected nan way … Norris mightiness fancy his chances astatine nan commencement successful Mexico, fixed really believe went. Let’s spot wherever they guidelines aft qualifying!

Preamble

We’re coming up to Halloween and nan nightmare for McLaren is that, contempt an all-conquering triumph successful nan constructors’ championship, nan drivers’ title could yet gaffe done their grasp. The ominous show of a four-time world champion eating distant astatine nan erstwhile sizeable spread Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris had atop nan standings will beryllium causing a existent scare.

Max Verstappen “senses humor successful nan water”, arsenic Giles Richards put it successful his Mexico preview, and precocious his Red Bull has looked arsenic accelerated arsenic nan McLaren, if not quicker. Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez is simply a circuit Verstappen enjoys: he’s won this title 5 times, though he didn’t past twelvemonth (he vanished 2nd to Carlos Sainz).

That said, successful today’s fascinating last practice, Verstappen was disconnected nan gait and only sixth fastest. Norris was quickest – by acold – up of Lewis Hamilton and George Russell, arsenic British drivers posted nan apical 3 times. Piastri was almost six-tenths down connected his teammate, however.

Mexico is simply a unsocial track: located 2,240 metres supra oversea level, it’s by acold nan highest altitude of immoderate venue connected nan F1 calendar. The bladed aerial has a hefty effect connected nan car’s aerodynamics meaning moreover a Monaco-style setup will still spot cars make little downforce than astatine Monza. Translation: it’s gonna beryllium slippery.

Will Norris’s last believe power consequence successful pole? Can Piastri find immoderate pace? Will Verstappen and Red Bull propulsion thing retired of nan hat? Let’s find out! Qualifying originates astatine 10pm (BST).