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Ricciardo snatches pole from Verstappen in Mexico

Daniel Ricciardo denied Red Bull teammate a place in Formula 1's record books as he led a front-row lockout at the Mexican Grand Prix. Verstappen had looked odds on to become F1's youngest polesitter in history but Ricciardo sprung up at the death to pip the Dutchman with a new Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez lap record. The advantage Red Bull have enjoyed this weekend isn't likely to be replicated in Brazil or Abu Dhabi, so Verstappen might have seen his last chance to eclipse Sebastian Vettel's record. Ricciardo led Red Bull's first front-row lockout since USA 2013, but there was little to celebrate for his teammate. Verstappen blamed engine braking after losing out to his teammate, and was...
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