In qualifying for the United States GP, Lando Norris takes pole position with an extraordinary lap, followed by Max Verstappen. The Ferraris are on the second row, promising an exciting race.
An exciting Sprint race saw Max Verstappen triumph, while Carlos Sainz gave a stunning performance, overtaking Lando Norris in the finale to take second place. A top 3 that repeated itself in a different order in qualifying for the United States GP. With a time of 1:32.330, Lando Norris took pole position for tomorrow's race, while Max Verstappen placed second and Carlos Sainz third.
Q1: Hamilton Out, Lawson Third
The seven-time world champion failed to complete a lap to qualify for Q2, while Liam Lawson, returning to F1 after replacing Daniel Ricciardo, finished third. Also of note were the McLarens of Norris and Piastri, who qualified only 10th and 12th respectively. In addition to Hamilton, the two Williams of Albon and Colapinto, along with the Alfa Romeos of Bottas and Zhou, failed to make it through to Q2 in qualifying for the United States GP.
Q2: Verstappen dominates, Sainz and Norris chase
In this Q2, Max Verstappen shows that he has returned from the break ready to regain the first position also in this qualifying session. The Dutchman is closely followed by a Carlos Sainz in great form this weekend, while Lando Norris places third. Failed to make the Q1 cut: Tsunoda, Hülkenberg, Ocon, Stroll and Lawson (who will have to start last due to the modifications to his single-seater)
Q3: Russell crashes, Norris on pole, Ferrari on second row
George Russell's accident a few minutes from the end froze the standings, giving pole position to Lando Norris thanks to an excellent lap completed by the Briton at the start of Q3, who was about to be threatened by Max Verstappen, who thus remained in second position. The second row will be all Ferrari, with Carlos Sainz third and Charles Leclerc fourth ahead of tomorrow's race.
Top 10 grid for US GP
Lando Norris starts in pole position for the race that will take place tomorrow at 21:00 Italian time. Here is the top 10 of the US GP qualifying.
- Lando Norris
- Max Verstappen
- Carlos Sainz
- Charles Leclerc
- Oscar piastri
- George Russell
- Pierre Gasly
- Fernando Alonso
- Kevin Magnussen
- Sergio Pérez