Title-chasing Lando Norris produced a stunning late lap in his McLaren to grab pole position for Sunday’s Mexico City Grand Prix and boost his championship challenge on Saturday ahead of Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton.

Lando Norris won his fifth pole of the season while Oscar Piastri was a distant seventh in Saturday qualifying.

Having looked to be down and out after the Dutch Grand Prix, when his deficit to Piastri climbed to 104 points, the reigning World Champion has emerged as a serious threat. One that McLaren is determined to close down.

Lando Norris says he wasn’t sure how good his pole position lap was at the Mexico City Grand Prix until he saw his final time, but that his feeling with the McLaren came together at the right moment.McLaren hasn’t had a pole position since Oscar Piastri at Zandvoort,

Lando Norris expects to benefit from McLaren's decision to remove sporting 'consequences' from clashes with teammate Oscar Piastri in their battle for the Formula One drivers' championship. The repercussions,

Piastri was largely at fault for the collision at COTA, McLaren determined, which essentially mooted any consequences of the previous race’s crash by Norris. Call it offsetting penalties, if you will.

Red Bull's team boss tells The Athletic "silly games" that "got out of hand" with McLaren in removing Lando Norris grid spot tape are over