It was Sainz’s sixth career pole and completed a run of qualifying fourth, third and second in the last three Mexican events.
Verstappen leads Norris by 47 points with four race weekends left in the championship.
Prannoy, however, did not provide a time line for his recovery or mentioned the tournaments he has withdrawn from.
Deportivo Riestra selected a streamer known as "Spreen" for their match against Primera Division leaders Velez Sarsfield on Monday, before substituting the 24-year-old off after 78 seconds
Kettle highlighted the improvements made by the Indian referees when asked about his views in the context of several past and present foreign coaches expressing disappointment