Carlos Sainz expressed his satisfaction after setting up a charging display during qualifying for the Mexico City Grand Prix – with the Ferrari driver leaving the competition in his wake on his way to pole position.

While he was on provisional pole after his first lap, with Max Verstappen having lost a lap time above the track limits, Sainz improved to a time of 1:15.946 seconds next time and finished two tenths ahead of his Red Bull rival in the checkered flag.

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Asked to reflect on the sixth pole of his F1 career, which he wants to convert into a fourth victory, Sainz said: “(I’m) very happy. Some great laps.

“A lot of times in Mexico you always feel like you can’t do a lap and it’s extremely difficult with how much sliding there is, but to be honest my two laps of Q3 were almost identical, almost perfect.