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Carlos Sainz expressed his satisfaction after he put on a charging display during qualifying for the Mexico City Grand Prix – the Ferrari driver leaving the competition in his wake en route to pole position.
Sitting on provisional pole after his first lap, with Max Verstappen having lost a lap time over track limits, Sainz improved to a 1m 15.946s next time around to finish two-tenths clear of his Red Bull rival at the chequered flag.
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Asked to reflect on the sixth pole of his F1 career, which he will be aiming to turn into a fourth victory, Sainz said: “[I’m] very happy. A great couple of laps.
“A lot of times around Mexico you always have the feeling like you cannot put a lap together and it’s extremely difficult with how much sliding there is, but today honestly my two laps of Q3 were pretty much identical, almost perfect.
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