Will Verstappen snatch the pole record from Vettel?

The Dutchman could replace Vettel as the youngest driver in Formula 1 history to ever take pole position. “I think the chances of this are good,” said team boss Christian Horner.

Although Red Bull assumes that "Ferrari and Mercedes will increase their performance in qualifying," said Horner, "a year ago we were only a tenth of a second short of pole, and this year we have a better car." World champion Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) also had to admit: "Red Bull seems to be out of reach here at the moment. Ferrari is at our level, but we want to fight." Last year Verstappen won the race in Mexico.

In 2008, when he took first place on the grid in the Toro Rosso at Monza, Vettel was 21 years and 72 days old. Verstappen would replace him as the youngest pole-sitter at the age of 21 years and 27 days. In training on Friday, the super talent made a very strong impression as the fastest.

“We have a very good car on this track,” said Verstappen, in the thin air at an altitude of almost 2300 meters the Red Bull’s strengths come into their own. In addition, the performance advantage of the engines from Ferrari and Mercedes is put into perspective. However, Red Bull also went on strike on Friday.

"A hydraulic defect," said Verstappen: "We don't yet know exactly what happened, but I'm not worried." His team does not expect a penalty. "Even if we had to change an engine, which is not yet clear, we have enough material in our pool of engine parts that we would not have to take a penalty," said Horner.

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Will Verstappen snatch the pole record from Vettel?

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen is chasing a record set by Ferrari star Sebastian Vettel in qualifying for the Mexican Grand Prix (20 p.m. CET) this evening.

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