2021 will go down in history as a Formula One season in which predictions were not respected. Until Q1, in fact, the fight for pole position in Mexico City seemed destined to be a private matter of Red Bull between Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez. Instead, the two drivers of the Milton Keynes team will start from the second row today at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez.
In front of the RB16-B, in fact, the two Mercedes W12s were surprisingly placed with Valtteri Bottas ahead of Lewis Hamilton on the first row. A truly surprising result that is difficult to predict in light of the superiority highlighted by Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez on Friday free practice. In Q2, however, Lewis Hamilton began to send signals with medium tires, ahead of Max Verstappen by nine thousandths. In Q3, then, Valtteri Bottas’ masterpiece was possible also due to the mess in the second run between Tsunoda, Perez and Verstappen, to seal the pole position for the Finn.
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Scuderia Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto is not surprised by this outcome: “The fight between Mercedes and Red Bull is tight. To think that Mercedes has already been defeated is wrong at this point in the championship. Lewis is having an incredible season. In general they are always up there so today’s result is not that surprising.” – Ferrari boss Mattia Binotto said, as reported by Sky Sport F1 at the end of the qualifying session for the 2021 Mexican Grand Prix.
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