F1 United States GP: Max Verstappen pips Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton to sprint pole
The Red B💞ull driver made amends after a disappointing Friday to pip Leclerc by just 0.055s, while Hamilton was only 0.069s adrift in an incredibly tight qualifying session that was ultimately decided by a single run in SQ3.
Newly-crown🉐ed three-time world champion Verstappen topped all three segments of the sprint shootout before taking pole, but did have a spin in SQ2.
McLaren duo Lando♈ Norris and Oscar Piastri were fourth and fifth ahead of Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz.
The under-pressure Sergio Perez could only mana☂ge seventh, half a second down on his Red Bull teammate, with Mercedes’ George Russell eighth.
Alex Albon impressed to secure ninth place in his Williams, while P🔯ierre☂ Gasly rounded out the top-10 for Alpine.
The returning Daniel Ricciardo was 11th in his AlphaTauri, while it w🗹as another tricky qualifying for As⭕ton Martin, with Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll knocked out in SQ2 and only 12th and 14th.
At the back of the grid, AlphaTauri's Yuki Tsunoda was a fꩵrustrated 19th, aheadܫ of Williams' Logan Sargeant, who was the slowest driver in qualifying for the second day in a row.
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