F1 US Grand Prix LIVE: Race result and standings as Norris penalised after Verstappen battle and Leclerc wins
F1 live updates from the Circuit of the Americas as Norris loses lead in nightmare start for Brit
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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CONFIRMED: Lewis Hamilton will NOT start from the pit-lane
His Mercedes teammate does but Hamilton will start on the grid, in 17th place.
A reminder of the starting grid for the US Grand Prix:
1. Lando Norris
2. Max Verstappen
3. Carlos Sainz
4. Charles Leclerc
5. Oscar Piastri
6. Pierre Gasly
7. Fernando Alonso
8. Kevin Magnussen
9. Sergio Perez
10. Yuki Tsunoda
11. Nico Hulkenberg
12. Esteban Ocon
13. Lance Stroll
14. Alex Albon
15. Franco Colapinto
16. Valtteri Bottas
17. Lewis Hamilton
18. Zhou Guanyu
19. Liam Lawson*
Pit lane. George Russell**
*Lawson starts at the back of the grid after taking an engine penalty
**Russell starts in the pit lane after making changes to his car after his crash in qualifying
F1 US Grand Prix LIVE: Drivers Parade in Austin!
Just the 12 world titles between these three...
F1 US Grand Prix LIVE: Among the stars out in Austin are Joe Rogan and Dina Asher-Smith!
Martin Brundle insists there is ‘no smoking gun’ in Red Bull F1 bib device saga
Martin Brundle believes there is “no smoking gun” for Red Bull as their ‘bib’ device saga continues at the US Grand Prix in Austin.
Full quotes below:
Martin Brundle insists there is ‘no smoking gun’ in Red Bull F1 bib device saga
The furore surrounding Red Bull’s unique device has overshadowed the start of the US Grand Prix
F1 US Grand Prix LIVE: Lando Norris after claiming pole...
“It was one of the best laps I’ve done in qualifying ever.
“Clearly we don’t still have the pace compared to Red Bull but that doesn’t mean you can’t win.
“I can’t get close to Max in turn 5, 6, 7. Ferrari extremely good in slow-speed. We’re just good and good. We’re just there everywhere, it’s not been quite good enough.”
F1 US Grand Prix: NEW - George Russell starts from the pit-lane
Russell - who qualified P6 - will start from the pit-lane after his crash at the end of qualifying, due to changes to his car.
What is the starting grid for the US Grand Prix?
1. Lando Norris
2. Max Verstappen
3. Carlos Sainz
4. Charles Leclerc
5. Oscar Piastri
6. Pierre Gasly
7. Fernando Alonso
8. Kevin Magnussen
9. Sergio Perez
10. Yuki Tsunoda
11. Nico Hulkenberg
12. Esteban Ocon
13. Lance Stroll
14. Alex Albon
15. Franco Colapinto
16. Valtteri Bottas
17. Lewis Hamilton
18. Zhou Guanyu
19. Liam Lawson*
Pit lane. George Russell**
*Lawson starts at the back of the grid after taking an engine penalty
**Russell starts in the pit lane after making changes to his car after his crash in qualifying
Driver Standings after US GP sprint
The gap between the top two is now 54 points...
1. Max Verstappen - 339 points
2. Lando Norris - 285 points
3. Charles Leclerc - 250 points
4. Oscar Piastri - 237 points
5. Carlos Sainz - 197 points
6. Lewis Hamilton - 177 points
7. George Russell - 159 points
8. Sergio Perez - 144 points
9. Fernando Alonso - 62 points
10. Nico Hulkenberg - 25 points
11. Lance Stroll - 24 points
12. Yuki Tsunoda - 22 points
13. Alex Albon - 12 points
14. Daniel Ricciardo - 12 points
15. Kevin Magnussen - 8 points
16. Pierre Gasly - 8 points
17. Ollie Bearman - 7 points
18. Esteban Ocon - 5 points
19. Franco Colapinto - 4 points
20. Zhou Guanyu - 0 points
21. Logan Sargeant - 0 points
22. Valtteri Bottas - 0 points
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