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Lewis Hamilton gives Ferrari its first pole of 2026 by just nine thousandths over George Russell. The telemetry shows where the lap was won, how Leclerc lost a possible Ferrari front-row lockout, why Antonelli struggled, and why history says pole is the wrong place to start in Mexico.

Charles Leclerc tops a remarkably tight Friday in Mexico City, Hamilton loses a potential P2 to a power unit failure, Verstappen owns every straight but bleeds time in the slow corners, and the long runs suggest that track position will matter far more than pace.