Ferrari's Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz Jr. secured the top two slots in the qualifying session for the Mexican Grand Prix, surprising their rivals. Despite struggling throughout the weekend, the duo managed to find pace in their cars during the Q3 segment. Max Verstappen will start third for Red Bull, followed by Daniel Ricciardo's AlphaTauri in fourth. Sainz expressed his confusion over the sudden improvement in their car's performance.
After a difficult time through the practice sessions in Mexico City, where their SF-23 car appeared to be no match for the pace-setting Red Bull, the duo sprung a major surprise at the start of the Q3 qualifying segment. Their cars suddenly came alive and it helped Leclerc and Sainz take the provisional top two slots on the grid – which were then secured as their main challengers were unable to find improvements in the final runs.
' Photo by: Zak Mauger / Motorsport Images Charles Leclerc, Ferrari SF-23 Leclerc had come into the day playing down any talk of being able to repeat the pole position that he took at last weekend's United States Grand Prix. That is why he said the repeat top spot in qualifying was a shock. Asked if he felt he had this potential in the car, Leclerc said: 'Absolutely not. 'It's been two weekends in a row where we say that, so then people will start not believing us anymore.
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