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Daniel Ricciardo shows Red Bull what it's losing with last-gasp Mexico pole

The main talking points from a tight qualifying session in Mexico, where Daniel Ricciardo denied Max Verstappen at the death with a sensational lap to take pole position for the Mexican Grand Prix.

Shock: Since winning the Monaco Grand Prix back in May, Daniel Ricciardo has not finished on the podium and he's been convincingly out-performed by teammate Max Verstappen. Throughout the weekend in Mexico, Verstappen has been the man to beat, topping all three practice sessions. The Dutchman looked on course to become F1's youngest pole-sitter after the first runs in Q3 setting another new track record which put him nearly 0.