Max Verstappen clinches sprint pole at the United States Grand Prix

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Max Verstappen took pole position for the sprint race at the United States Grand Prix on Friday, with the Dutchman putting in a stunning lap during the final moments of sprint qualifying session to beat both McLaren cars. 

The Red Bull driver’s effort of 1 min 32.143 secs putting him 0.071s clear of Norris. The other McLaren of Oscar Piastri was just over three-tenths off Verstappen’s time in third, while Nico Hulkenberg caught the eye by slotting his Kick Sauber into P4.

Mercedes’s George Russell, who won the last race in Singapore, put in the fifth-quickest time. Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton could only muster up the eighth-quickest time while teammate Charles Leclerc will start the sprint race in P10.

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