Oscar Piastri admitted he was dumbfounded at his lack of pace after another difficult qualifying session for the F1 championship leader.

Piastri, who has a 14-point lead over McLaren teammate Lando Norris and 40 points ahead of Red Bull’s Max Verstappen , has endured a poor run of form and Saturday at the Mexico GP was no different.

Piastri could only qualify eighth fastest in the final top-10 shootout, though will start seventh due to Carlos Sainz’s five-place grid penalty.

Meanwhile, Norris sealed an impressive pole position with Verstappen only fifth on a terrific day for the Briton , who is now eyeing a big points swing on Sunday.

Asked where he felt the issues were with the car, Piastri was unable to give any clarity, telling Sky Sports: “It all feels OK, just no pace

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