Nine thousandths of a second was enough to reshape the mood of a championship weekend. Lewis Hamilton took his first pole position for Ferrari at the Mexico City Grand Prix, edging Mercedes driver George Russell by 0.009 seconds in a qualifying session that placed the title fight right at the front of the grid. For Hamilton, it was a landmark moment: his first pole for Ferrari and his first pole position for more than three years. For Russell, it was close enough to hurt. For

One thousandth of a second is barely a blink. In final practice, it was enough to put Lando Norris on top and add one last twist before a qualifying session that could shape the destiny of the world championship. McLaren’s Norris edged Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli by just 0.001 seconds at the end of the final practice session, with both drivers moving ahead of Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc. Leclerc had set the pace on Friday, but on Saturday he ended up 0.117 seconds adrift as

A mid-weekend Formula 1 driver change is rare. A mid-weekend change involving a full-time race driver, with no illness given as the cause, is rarer still. Haas confirmed on Saturday that Ryo Hirakawa would take over Esteban Ocon’s car for the rest of the Mexico City Grand Prix weekend. Ocon had driven in Friday practice, but the team said Hirakawa would drive on Saturday and Sunday instead. The statement gave no detailed reason for the decision. A Haas spokesperson said the c

Spoiler warning: this post reveals the result of _The Celebrity Traitors_ final. Four weeks of whispered theories, sideways glances and wildly risky tactics came down to one final question: could the faithfuls spot the last traitors before it was too late? In the end, they could. BBC One’s _The Celebrity Traitors_ reached its climax on Friday, with comedian Romesh Ranganathan and _Heartstopper_ actor Sebastian “Bash” Croft emerging as the winning faithful pair. After starting