{"id":901943,"date":"2026-11-01T08:38:15","date_gmt":"2026-11-01T08:38:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/901943\/"},"modified":"2026-11-01T08:38:15","modified_gmt":"2026-11-01T08:38:15","slug":"f1-news-today-lewis-hamilton-delivers-mexico-grand-prix-shock-as-fia-announce-disqualification","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/901943\/","title":{"rendered":"F1 News Today: Lewis Hamilton delivers Mexico Grand Prix shock as FIA announce disqualification"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gpfans.com\/en\/f1-teams\/ferrari\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ferrari<\/a> star <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gpfans.com\/en\/f1-drivers\/lewis-hamilton\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lewis Hamilton<\/a> will start Sunday\u2019s Mexican Grand Prix from pole position after a super-close battle at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in a minor shock.<\/p>\n<p>The seven-time world champion was P4 after the first round of laps in Q3, but set a blistering 1:16.514-second effort on his second run, enough to beat <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gpfans.com\/en\/f1-drivers\/george-russell\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">George Russell<\/a> to top spot by just 0.009 seconds, taking his first pole since the 2023 Hungarian Grand Prix, extending the record for the most F1 poles to 105.<\/p>\n<p>\u27a1\ufe0f READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gpfans.com\/en\/f1-news\/1092267\/f1-qualifying-results-2026-mexican-grand-prix-positions-times\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">F1 Qualifying Results: Lewis Hamilton snatches pole with incredible Mexican Grand Prix lap<\/a><\/p>\n<p>FIA announce F1 star DISQUALIFIED at Mexican Grand Prix after late drama<\/p>\n<p>The FIA have announced that Liam Lawson has been thrown out of qualifying at the <a title=\"Mexican Grand Prix\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gpfans.com\/en\/f1-race-calendar\/gran-premio-de-la-ciudad-de-mexico\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mexican Grand Prix<\/a> following a disqualification for the Racing Bulls star.<\/p>\n<p> Article continues under video<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Lawson had qualified eighth in front of his team-mate Arvid Lindblad\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gpfans.com\/en\/f1-news\/1092267\/f1-qualifying-results-2026-mexican-grand-prix-positions-times\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lawson had qualified eighth in front of his team-mate Arvid Lindblad<\/a>, proving himself as once again best of the rest outside of Mercedes, Ferrari, Red Bull and McLaren.<\/p>\n<p>\u27a1\ufe0f READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gpfans.com\/en\/f1-news\/1092279\/f1-fia-mexican-grand-prix-liam-lawson-qualifying-racing-bulls-disqualified\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FIA announce F1 star DISQUALIFIED at Mexican Grand Prix after late drama<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gpfans.com\/en\/f1-drivers\/fernando-alonso\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Fernando Alonso<\/a> claims he won&#8217;t race in Mexico as he gives furious nine-word interview: &#8216;Straight to Brazil&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Aston Martin star Fernando Alonso has joked he won&#8217;t race in Sunday&#8217;s Mexican Grand Prix, claiming that he is &#8216;heading straight to Brazil&#8217; after another difficult day at the track.<\/p>\n<p>Having finished P14 in FP3 early on Saturday, it looked as though Alonso and the team could be in the hunt for points in Mexico City. However, nine minutes into qualifying, disaster struck.<\/p>\n<p>\u27a1\ufe0f READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gpfans.com\/en\/f1-news\/1092274\/fernando-alonso-mexican-grand-prix-will-not-race-straight-to-brazil\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Fernando Alonso claims he won&#8217;t race in Mexico as he gives furious nine-word interview: &#8216;Straight to Brazil&#8217;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>FIA confirm 50-place grid penalty for under-pressure F1 star at Mexican Grand Prix<\/p>\n<p>The FIA have confirmed a huge 50-place grid penalty for Cadillac star <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gpfans.com\/en\/f1-drivers\/valtteri-bottas\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Valtteri Bottas<\/a> ahead of Sunday&#8217;s Mexican Grand Prix.<\/p>\n<p>With the season in its final quarter, several drivers have already exceeded a number of their allocated power unit components and taken penalties for doing so, with Bottas the latest to be punished.<\/p>\n<p>\u27a1\ufe0f READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gpfans.com\/en\/f1-news\/1092220\/f1-valtteri-bottas-fia-confirm-50-place-grid-penalty-mexican-grand-prix\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FIA confirm 50-place grid penalty for under-pressure F1 star at Mexican Grand Prix<\/a><\/p>\n<p>FIA announce Isack Hadjar punishment after controversial incident at Mexican Grand Prix<\/p>\n<p>The FIA have confirmed Red Bull star Isack Hadjar has received a formal warning after he shoved a fan in the F1 paddock at this weekend&#8217;s Mexican Grand Prix.<\/p>\n<p>The incident in question occurred on Friday afternoon as Hadjar approached the Red Bull garage ahead of FP1, with the fan attempting to put his arm around the Frenchman and take a selfie.<\/p>\n<p>\u27a1\ufe0f READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gpfans.com\/en\/f1-news\/1092253\/fia-announce-isack-hadjar-punishment-controversial-fan-incident-mexican-grand-prix\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FIA announce Isack Hadjar punishment after controversial incident at Mexican Grand Prix<\/a><\/p>\n<p>F1 star replaced for Mexican Grand Prix weekend in shock late driver change<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gpfans.com\/en\/f1-teams\/haas\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Haas<\/a> F1 star <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gpfans.com\/en\/f1-drivers\/esteban-ocon\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Esteban Ocon<\/a> has been replaced for the remainder of Mexican Grand Prix weekend in a shocking driver change.<\/p>\n<p>The news broke early on Saturday in the Mexican capital that the 30-year-old Frenchman is OUT and will be replaced by Japanese ace Ryo Hirakawa.<\/p>\n<p>\u27a1\ufe0f READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gpfans.com\/en\/f1-news\/1092244\/f1-star-esteban-ocon-replaced-mexican-grand-prix-ryo-hirakawa\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">F1 star replaced for Mexican Grand Prix weekend in shock late driver change<\/a><\/p>\n<p>F1 team punished by FIA over bizarre Mexican GP \u2018cover-up\u2019<\/p>\n<p>The Audi F1 team have been fined for a bizarre technical breach after a literal &#8216;cover-up&#8217; at the Mexican Grand Prix.<\/p>\n<p>The German giants fell foul of the FIA&#8217;s sporting regulations in the weirdest way when they undertook work on Brazilian star Gabriel Bortoleto&#8217;s car at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez.<\/p>\n<p>\u27a1\ufe0f READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gpfans.com\/en\/f1-news\/1092235\/audi-f1-team-fia-punishment-car-covers-mexican-grand-prix-2026\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">F1 team punished by FIA over bizarre Mexican GP \u2018cover-up\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ferrari star Lewis Hamilton will start Sunday\u2019s Mexican Grand Prix from pole position after a super-close battle at&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":901944,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[4,450,451,3,452,453],"class_list":["post-901943","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-breaking-news","tag-breaking-news","tag-breakingnews","tag-headlines","tag-news","tag-top-stories","tag-topstories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/901943","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=901943"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/901943\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/901944"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=901943"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=901943"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=901943"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}