Kimi Antonelli says he's still tired from illness and unusually tense ahead of Mexico title shot

Antonelli said he had a high fever and stomach problems on Thursday and was still low on energy for qualifying. He also felt more tense than usual as people kept telling him the title was already won. He struggled to put a lap together on new tires in Q3 and qualified three places behind Mercedes teammate George Russell. A top-nine finish in Mexico would give him the championship with four rounds to spare.