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F1 LIVE | Follow the F1 United States Grand Prix in Texas

F1 LIVE | Follow the United States Grand Prix

20 October at 19:00
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  • Toby Nixon
  • Editor

It's race day for the first time in almost a month! Formula 1 is at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, this weekend after a three-week hiatus. With just six races to go in the 2024 season, every point scored will be crucial up and down the grid. Lando Norris lines up from pole position, with sprint race winner Max Verstappen behind him. Carlos Sainz rounds out the top three.

F1 LIVE | The 2024 United States Grand Prix 

 

What happened during qualifying in Austin?

Lando Norris secured pole position for Sunday's race in Austin after finishing third in the sprint race. He got the better of Verstappen after the first run in Q3, which turned out to be the important part of Q3. Russell lost control of his car and ended up in the barrier. He caused a yellow flag and had to climb out of the car, so the track did not return to green. This comes after Verstappen extended his lead in the World Championship earlier on Saturday. The Ferrari cars have locked out the second row of the grid. Oscar Piastri will start from fifth place. Sergio Perez had his Q3 lap time deleted and will start from 10th place on the grid.

Lewis Hamilton hoped to be on pole position, but the British driver failed to escape Q1 due to a mistake. He will start from 18th on the grid. Lawson experienced his first Grand Prix qualifying session since returning to F1. He made it through to Q2 and then tried to give his teammate a slipstream, but Yuki Tsunoda just missed out on Q3.

What happened during the sprint race in Austin?

Max Verstappen won the sprint race during the 2024 United States Grand Prix weekend. The Dutchman led from start to finish. Lando Norris looked like he was going to limit the damage as much as possible, but he lost second place to Carlos Sainz at the end. Norris came home to finish third.

The sprint race in Austin featured various battles throughout the grid. Norris made a brilliant move at the start to move to second. He came under attack from George Russell but managed to stay ahead until the last lap, when Sainz capitalised on his lock-up. As a result, Verstappen extended his World Championship lead by two points. Ferrari jumped ahead of both Mercedes drivers. Haas had a positive result, with both cars scoring points in the sprint. Sergio Perez moved up to P9, with Oscar Piastri finishing in P10. 

Teams and drivers will get another chance to score points in Sunday's United States Grand Prix.