What was supposed to be a continuation of a close fight between the three main title contenders turned into a one-man show in Mexico City.

When Lando Norris needed an advantage the most, his WDC competitors, Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri, struggled in qualifying, suffering from different woes.

After qualifying in eighth place, Oscar Piastri questioned why only "one McLaren is quick" as his teammate and title rival, Lando Norris, scored pole position at the Mexican Grand Prix. The championship leader is set to start in seventh place on Sunday,

Both Lando Norris and Max Verstappen have outshone the Australian racer in the last four Grand Prix weekends. Piastri managed to clock the fourth-fastest time during the weekend's first free practice session,

Charles Leclerc was the only driver to briefly challenge Norris’s supremacy when he took provisional pole after the first runs of Q3, but he was soundly beaten on the second runs to end up 0.262 seconds adrift. Lewis Hamilton was just 0.09 seconds slower in third.

Drivers’ Championship leader Piastri is in need of a boost as he looks to re-establish control in the title fight, but he has work to do in Mexico from seventh on the grid. Max Verstappen will start from fifth, while closest rival Norris claimed a potentially crucial pole position.

LANDO NORRIS showed he means business in the title fight as he bagged pole position in Mexico City. Meanwhile it was a woeful afternoon for his teammate Oscar Piastri who will start the race all

McLaren Formula 1 team principal Andrea Stella is confident Oscar Piastri can brush off a difficult United States Grand Prix weekend in Mexico