Updated On: 08 November, 2021 05:11 AM IST | Mexico City | AFP
Valtteri Bottas admits shock after securing pole position ahead of defending world champion Lewis Hamilton as struggling Mercedes seal front row lockout for Mexican Grand Prix

Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas after winning the qualifying session for the Mexico GP on Saturday. Pic/AFP
Valtteri Bottas claimed pole position for the Mexico Grand Prix on Saturday with shocked world champion Lewis Hamilton next to him in a Mercedes front-row lockout.
Championship leader Max Verstappen, who has a 12-point edge over Hamilton in the title race with five events left, was third fastest. The other Red Bull driver Sergio Perez was fourth in front of his home fans in Mexico City.