Lando Norris leads Lewis Hamilton in FP3
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Lando Norris claimed pole for the Mexico City GP ahead of Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton, with Oscar Piastri only seventh
Then there is Charles Leclerc, who is looking to break Ferrari's winless drought, which spans back to this same event last season, where Sainz won for the final time with the Scuderia. The Monegasque racer starts alongside Norris on the front row of the grid.
Lando Norris won his fifth pole of the season while Oscar Piastri was a distant seventh in Saturday qualifying.
While the British driver has one sprint pole and a win under his belt with his new team, he's still chasing an elusive podium, but P3 qualifying for the Mexico City Grand Prix brings him one step closer.