US Edition'What the **** Was that?': Lawson's Lap Deleted in Austin Sprint Qualifying
Max Verstappen secured his 10th sprint pole at Austin, while Liam Lawson starts 15th amid ongoing efforts to retain his Red Bull seat next season.
- On Saturday, Red Bull's Max Verstappen took pole for the sprint with a best lap of 1m 32.143s at Circuit of the Americas, beating Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri.
- Liam Lawson had his fastest time deleted after going wide to avoid Charles Leclerc, who was on a cooldown lap; he will start 15th in the sprint and said on team radio, `What the f*** was that.`
- In first practice, Lando Norris topped the timesheets, leaving Liam Lawson 1.325 seconds adrift in 15th, while Nico Hulkenberg was second and Oscar Piastri third.
- With eight points available in the sprint, contenders can chip away at championship margins, and Lando Norris remains 63 points behind championship leader Oscar Piastri.
- Liam Lawson is fighting to keep a Red Bull seat for next year, saying `We got hit by traffic on our laps, so we'll have a look tonight...`, with the US Grand Prix race on Monday.
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Max Verstappen will start in pole position for the sprint race, this Saturday in Austin, on the eve of the US Grand Prix. The Red Bull driver and his competitors will then compete for the Sunday race. Follow the race and the F1 Qualifiers in our direct comment on RMC Sport.
Mercedes driver Andrea Kimi Antonelli struggled with F1's new technical equipment during the sprint time trial at the United States Grand Prix, not only with his car.
After a few seconds of stillness, without cars on the track, the first cars leave. As in any Formula 1 qualification test, there will be three parts.The first (SQ1) will eliminate five drivers, to whom it will assign its starting positions in the sprint race, and the second (SQ2) will do its own with five others, also determining its initial places.The third (SQ3) will define the best ten starting positions.After this sprint qualy, the activity …
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