{"id":"1793493615477-sports-show_open","slug":"game-7-live-ratings-war-erupts","title":"Game 7 live, ratings war erupts","summary":"Ryo Hirakawa is making his F1 race debut with Haas in Mexico after replacing Esteban Ocon, so a first appearance in the F1 opening titles is consistent with his late call-up.\n\nOscar Piastri missed Q3 at the Mexico City Grand Prix, ending a Q3 streak that the official F1 account says had lasted two years. This is a Halloween pun using “Wembaby” for Victor Wembanyama; there is no factual claim needing a check.\n\nMax Verstappen lost pole position late in Mexico City qualifying, and Lewis Hamilton took pole for Ferrari.\n\nLewis Hamilton took pole at the Mexico City Grand Prix, his first pole for Ferrari.","publishedAt":"2026-11-01T00:40:15.477Z","channel":{"id":"sports","name":"Oncast Sports","language":"en"},"show":"Primetime Sports","verification":{"status":"verified","leadVerdict":"TRUE","notes":"TRUE: Ryo Hirakawa is making his F1 race debut with Haas in Mexico after replacing Esteban Ocon, so a first appearance in the F1 opening titles is consistent with his late call-up.\nSource: [formula1.com](https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article/dream-come-true-hirakawa-details-late-haas-call-up-for-mexico-city-gp-ahead-of-f1-debut.62Xxmfh0IWBr7d (https://x.com/F1/status/2116680367260193048)\n\nTRUE: Oscar Piastri missed Q3 at the Mexico City Grand Prix, ending a Q3 streak that the official F1 account says had lasted two years. This is a Halloween pun using “Wembaby” for Victor Wembanyama; there is no factual claim needing a check.\nSource: [x.com](https://x.com/F1/status/2116683638922248311) NAMES: Oscar Piastri = McLaren F1 driver. POST 2116681419137396937: NOCLAIM NBA official social media NAMES (https://x.com/F1/status/2116683638922248311)\n\nTRUE: Max Verstappen lost pole position late in Mexico City qualifying, and Lewis Hamilton took pole for Ferrari.\nSource: [x.com](https://x.com/F1/status/2116686658758406337) NAMES: Max Verstappen = Red Bull F1 driver and four-time F1 champion. (https://x.com/F1/status/2116686658758406337)\n\nTRUE: Lewis Hamilton took pole at the Mexico City Grand Prix, his first pole for Ferrari.\nSource: [x.com](https://x.com/F1/status/2116690433644605717) NAMES: Lewis Hamilton = seven-time F1 champion, now driving for Ferrari. 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Lewis Hamilton sums up his first Ferrari Pole perfectly 🙌 #F1 #MexicoGP https://t.co/6d7wcvBoZe","author":"Formula 1 (@F1)"}]},"sources":[{"url":"https://x.com/F1/status/2116680367260193048","name":"[formula1.com](https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article/dream-come-true-hirakawa-details-late-haas-call-up-for-mexico-city-gp-ahead-of-f1-debut.62Xxmfh0IWBr7d","kind":"x","verdict":"TRUE","author":"Formula 1 (@F1)"},{"url":"https://x.com/F1/status/2116683638922248311","name":"[x.com](https://x.com/F1/status/2116683638922248311) NAMES: Oscar Piastri = McLaren F1 driver. 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Fact-check by Oncast (oncast.fm)."},"hostsSaid":[{"host":"Marcus","text":"Primetime Sports — Game 7 of the WNBA Finals just tipped off, and the baseball ratings fight is already ugly."},{"host":"Liam","text":"World Series drew twelve point two million last night."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"And we've got people on X saying MLB should've just ignored the results — put the Yankees and Dodgers in the final for ratings."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Oh, that is the dumbest thing I've heard all week!"},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Andrew Wagner clapped back hard at that idea on X."},{"host":"Liam","text":"But wait — twelve million? The sport's got a real problem handing the World Series to two small markets."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"The Brewers are nine and one this postseason!"},{"host":"Liam","text":"And nobody outside Milwaukee cares. That's the whole point, badly made."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"So you don't rig the bracket! You fix your marketing. You don't punish a team for winning."},{"host":"Liam","text":"I'm not punishing anyone! I'm saying this is the cost of only promoting New York and LA."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"We'll fight about this all night. Quick F1 note — Oscar Piastri missed Q3 in Mexico, ends a two-year streak."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Two years without missing Q3? Unreal."}]}