30
Oct
2022
F1 engine issue “definitely affected” Hamilton’s Mexico Q3 lap
Mercedes entered qualifying chasing only its second pole of the season after finishing 1-2 in FP3, but ultimately lost out to Red Bull’s Max Verstappen in Q3 at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez.
Verstappen beat Russell and Hamilton to pole by three tenths of a second as both Mercedes drivers struggled in their final Q3 runs.
Russell called his last lap “terrible” after running wide at Turn 12 and failing to improve his time, while Hamilton revealed after the…
