Verstappen Snatches Pole for United States Sprint Race
- On Saturday, Max Verstappen took pole position for the sprint race at the U.S. Grand Prix in Austin, beating McLaren drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri in SQ3.
- Following their clash two weeks ago at the Singapore Grand Prix, Lando Norris trails teammate Oscar Piastri by 22 points while Max Verstappen sits 63 points behind Piastri.
- With a late lap, Verstappen's final effort in SQ3 was 0.071 seconds quicker than Norris, securing sprint pole in Austin.
- On the back rows, Sauber's Nico Hülkenberg will start fourth after a strong run earlier this year, while Yuki Tsunoda, Liam Lawson, Gabriel Bortoleto, Oliver Bearman, and Esteban Ocon face poor starts.
- Mid-Field results show that Williams' Carlos Sainz and Alex Albon advanced to SQ3, while Ferrari's underwhelming qualifying kept Leclerc and Hamilton eighth and tenth, highlighting mixed fortunes.
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He won everything he could win in Austin on Friday and Saturday. Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen gave no choice: he triumphed in the sprint race from the pole and overwhelmed in the subsequent qualifying test for the US Grand Prix main race, with another pole position, leaving 291/1000 to the best McLaren, that of Lando Norris. McLaren, Norris and the championship pointer Oscar Piastri, feel the pressure and they get anxiety. Verstappen is lik…
Pole for the sprint, victory in the sprint, pole for the main race: Max Verstappen is in the title form. Not so the McLaren duo.
Pole for the sprint, victory in the sprint, pole for the main race: Max Verstappen is in the title form. Not so the McLaren duo.
F1: Max Verstappen Sceptical About His United States GP Chances Despite Sprint Win
Max Verstappen feels he would have found it hard to keep both McLarens behind after Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris exited on the opening lap of Saturday's Sprint race at the Circuit of the Americas. Verstappen, who had taken pole for the Sprint by just under a tenth from Norris, made a flawless ...
After the sprint qualifying in Austin, Red Bull motorsport consultant Helmut Marko Yuki Tsunoda counts. "That's sad, of course, if one is standing on the pole and Yuki doesn't even get into the Q2, said the 82-year-old, and thus practiced clear criticism. Freud and Leid lie close together at Red Bull in Austin. While Max Verstappen secured the pole position for the sprint race for the sprint, Yuki Tsunoda experienced a bitter afternoon. The Japa…
Upbeat Norris hopes for strong race
An upbeat Lando Norris shrugged off his disappointment after being beaten to pole position by Max Verstappen in Friday's qualifying for Saturday's sprint race at the United States Grand Prix. The 24-year-old Briton, who is bidding to beat his McLaren team-mate series leader Oscar Piastri to the drivers' title, had topped the times for McLaren during a close-fought session, but was outpaced in the final seconds by the four-time world champion in …
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