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Late Bottas shunt secures Mexico GP pole for Verstappen

Max Verstappen claimed his second pole position of the 2019 Formula 1 season with the fastest time in qualifying for the Mexico Grand Prix. Verstappen's poleman status was secured by a heavy last corner crash for Mercedes AMG Motorsport driver Valtteri Bottas, but the Dutchman managed to improve by a fraction of a second to a 1:14.758 – albeit under yellow flags. The time could be deleted post-session but, barring any grid penalty from the stewards, the Red Bull Racing driver will start start from pole for the second time in his F1 career. Scuderia Ferrari couldn't utilise its straightline advantage to take a sixth successive pole, but occupies second and third place through Charles...
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