We will go for it – Mercedes stars gunning for Max Verstappen at Mexican GP

George Russell finished second, 0.304 seconds behind Verstappen.

Lewis Hamilton will start from third on the grid in Mexico on Sunday (Moises Castillo/AP)

Lewis Hamilton said an engine problem derailed his chances of beating Max Verstappen to pole position for Sunday’s Mexican Grand Prix.

A day after his Red Bull team were fined £6million for breaching Formula One’s financial rules last year, Verstappen delivered a breathless lap in the thin Mexico City air to take the qualifying spoils.