Mexico City Grand Prix Qualifying Review

F1: Chequered Flag

BBC

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4.2 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 26 October 2025

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Harry Benjamin and British racing driver Sam Bird reflect on qualifying at the Mexico City Grand Prix. Who would take pole position as the championship battle intensifies? We hear from the three main title protagonists, Oscar Piastri, Lando Norris and Max Verstappen, as we build-up to Sunday’s race.

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0:53.2	Hello there. Welcome to your checkered flag podcast qualifying review, which has just come to an end in Mexico City.
0:55.8	So if you missed it, spoiler alert, coming your way after an imperious lap from McLaren's Lando Norris. He starts on pole alongside the two
1:02.4	Ferraris of Charles Leclair and Lewis Hamilton. Max Verstappen starts down in fifth with Oscar
1:08.5	Piastri, the championship leader, having a nightmare weekend,
1:12.7	qualifying in eighth, which will become seventh due to penalties ahead of him. So, lots to get
1:17.8	stuck into then. It's Harry Benjamin with you. Sam Bird, the British racing driver is alongside
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