Norris takes pole ahead of Verstappen at COTA; Sainz P3 & Leclerc P4 for competitive Ferrari; Mercedes disaster as Russell crashes out in Q3, Hamilton knocked out in Q1
Top 10 qualifiers for the United States GP:
POS |
NO |
DRIVER |
CAR |
Q1 |
Q2 |
Q3 |
LAPS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
4 |
Lando Norris |
McLaren Mercedes |
1:33.616 |
1:32.851 |
1:32.330 |
16 |
2 |
1 |
Max Verstappen |
Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT |
1:33.046 |
1:32.584 |
1:32.361 |
17 |
3 |
55 |
Carlos Sainz |
Ferrari |
1:33.556 |
1:32.836 |
1:32.652 |
19 |
4 |
16 |
Charles Leclerc |
Ferrari |
1:33.241 |
1:32.962 |
1:32.740 |
20 |
5 |
81 |
Oscar Piastri |
McLaren Mercedes |
1:33.864 |
1:33.057 |
1:32.950 |
19 |
6 |
63 |
George Russell |
Mercedes |
1:33.536 |
1:33.142 |
1:32.974 |
15 |
7 |
10 |
Pierre Gasly |
Alpine Renault |
1:33.550 |
1:33.162 |
1:33.018 |
20 |
8 |
14 |
Fernando Alonso |
Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes |
1:33.973 |
1:33.429 |
1:33.309 |
18 |
9 |
20 |
Kevin Magnussen |
Haas Ferrari |
1:33.564 |
1:33.474 |
1:33.481 |
17 |
10 |
11 |
Sergio Perez |
Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT |
1:33.611 |
1:33.020 |
DNF |
17 |
Complete qualifying results available via Formula1.com.
Sunday’s race airs live beginning at 3 pm Eastern on ABC here in the States. Hope to see you then to find out how the crucial Norris-Verstappen battle develops and who else might capitalize if they take each other out!