MAX VERSTAPPEN snatched pole from Lewis Hamilton in a scintillating Mexican GP qualifying. Hamilton had topped both Q1 and Q2 and it was looking like a hat-trick as he went into the final session. The Dutch ace refused to appear on Sky cameras after reporter Ted Kravitz implied he “robbed” Lewis Hamilton of the F1 title last year. Dutch driver Verstappen, 25, won a maiden world title in controversial circumstances last year after overtaking Brit hero Hamilton on the final lap of the last race of the 2021 season. Lewis Hamilton has been told he has a job at Mercedes for life.

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