F1 Mexico City GP Qualifying - Verstappen on pole - as it happened

Verstappen beats Mercedes duo to Mexico City GP pole

F1 2022 Mexico City Grand Prix - Full Qualifying results

Perez improves but stays third.

Nine of the 10 cars are on track for the final runs.

Who will claim pole here? 

Time for the final runs in Q3... just 0.2s between the top three.

Order after the first runs: Verstappen, Russell, Perez, Sainz, Bottas, Leclerc, Norris, Ocon, Hamilton and Alonso.

It's provisional pole for Verstappen, 0.132s ahead of Russell.

Hamilton has his lap deleted for track limits at T9.

It's a 1m18.153s for Perez.

Verstappen is up through the first sector.

Nine of the 10 cars are out on track. Just Alonso is in the pit lane.

Out in Q2: Ricciardo, Zhou, Tsunoda, Gasly and Magnussen.

Chequered flag out in Q2 - Sainz goes second, right behind Hamilton. A lot of others are also improving.

All 15 drivers are out on track.

Perez improves to third on his new tyres, behind the two Mercedes drivers

Five minutes to go and Red Bull send Perez out on new tyres.

In the drop-zone: Tsunoda, Perez, Zhou, Gasly and Magnussen.

Bottas continues to show great pace in the Alfa Romeo as he goes third ahead of Verstappen.

Verstappen slots into third, 0.382s off on used tyres.

Hamilton sets a 1m18.552s, less than a tenth ahead of Russell. 

All cars are now on track except the two Alpines.

The two Mercedes drivers break the silence. 

Unlucky for Schumacher - he clearly had the pace to get through had it not been for his track limits violation. 

Out in Q1: Schumacher, Vettel, Stroll, Albon and Latifi.