F1 US Grand Prix LIVE: Race schedule and start time as Lando Norris starts on pole
F1 live updates from the Circuit of the Americas as Norris starts from the front ahead of Max Verstappen
Lando Norris saw off rival Max Verstappen to take pole position for the US Grand Prix and boost his F1 championship dream.
Verstappen claimed his first win in nearly four months when he led every lap of the sprint race at Austin’s Circuit of the Americas earlier on Saturday to extend his title advantage from 52 to 54 points.
Norris finished third – after he was passed by Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz on the final lap – but he bounced back in qualifying to take spot, beating Verstappen by just 0.031 seconds.
Norris set the early pace in the shootout for pole, and then lucked-in when George Russell crashed out in his Mercedes at the penultimate corner.
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F1 US Grand Prix: Lando Norris fastest but on new tyres
Norris goes to the top with a 1:32:851, two-tenths quicker than his title rival in second but Verstappen was on used tyres.
Doesn’t bode great.
Meanwhile, down in P14 is Charles Leclerc!
Current bottom-five (11-15): Ocon, Alonso, Stroll, Leclerc, Lawson
5:00 to go in Q2...
F1 US Grand Prix: Max Verstappen quickest early on
Verstappen goes quickest, with Gasly second and Sainz third.
And Lawson isn’t going to set a time, incidentally.
Current bottom-five (11-15): Ocon, Alonso, Stroll, Leclerc, Lawson
8:00 to go...
F1 US Grand Prix: Q2 underway!
Well, after the shock of Q1, what will Q2 bring?!
Liam Lawson, incidentally, may well not take part in this given his engine penalty - and he’ll start at the back of the grid.
F1 US Grand Prix: Lewis Hamilton out in Q1!
What a nightmare for Lewis Hamilton - he has not made it through! What a shock!
The seven-time world champion only P19, by 0.121 seconds to Lance Stroll, yet his team-mate George Russell went P3!
A mistake at turn 12, I believe, for Lewis. Oh jeez...
Bottom-five and out in Q1 (16-20): Albon, Colapinto, Bottas, Hamilton, Zhou
F1 US Grand Prix: Charles Leclerc quickest with 5 to go!
Leclerc now top with a 1:33:241... but it’s the bottom where it’s interesting.
Current bottom-five (16-20): Bottas, Russell, Hamilton, Zhou, Tsunoda
Russell and Hamilton, a reminder, yet to set a lap on fresh soft tyres. They’ll only have one chance each here...
3:00 to go in Q1.
F1 US Grand Prix: Mercedes slow early on!
Both Russell and Hamilton are nowhere on the leaderboard (well, towards the bottom!) but they’re both on used soft tyres - so they should speed up later in the session.
Pierre Gasly now quickest, with Max Verstappen second and Nico Hulkenberg third.
8:00 to go. A few cars still yet to set a lap in Q1.
F1 US Grand Prix: Lando Norris quickest early on
Norris sets an early quick time with a 1:34:029 - but still around half the field to set their first laps!
It’s busy on track now though, as they all ready themselves for their hot laps.
12:00 to go in Q1...
F1 US Grand Prix: Q1 underway!
Here we go then with the first stage of qualifying!
18 minutes and we’ll lose the slowest five drivers from the rest of qualifying...
F1 US Grand Prix: Norris vs Verstappen
Forget the sprint - this is the big one ahead of the grand prix tomorrow!
Can Norris get some revenge on Verstappen?
F1 US Grand Prix: Qualifying coming right up!
We’re under 10 minutes away from qualifying at the Circuit of the Americas!
Can McLaren find some form? How about Ferrari? Can Mercedes bring some pace to the party? Or is it Max Verstappen’s to lose?
Qualifying is right up at 11pm (BST)!
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