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Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc took pole position for the United States Grand Prix after Max Verstappen’s lap was deleted for exceeding track limits oppo
Verstappen looked to have qualified first in his Red Bull at a sizzling Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, only to see his lap – five thousandths of a second quicker than Leclerc – chalked off by the stewards oppo
Verstappen dropped from first to sixth with Lando Norris taking second for McLaren ahead of Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton oppo
Leclerc’s team-mate Carlos Sainz finished fourth with George Russell fifth for Mercedes oppo
Verstappen, who wrapped up his third world title in Qatar a fortnight ago, is bidding to join Hamilton, Michael Schumacher, Alain Prost and Sebastian Vettel by reaching 50 victories oppo
But the Dutchman’s quest will start from back down the grid after he put all four wheels off the track at Turn 18 following a rare mistake oppo
Verstappen headed into the final runs a quarter of a second down after he took aim at his team for putting him on track too close to Sergio Perez in the other Red Bull oppo
“Well f****** done there,” he yelled over the radio oppo
“What the f*** was that in the last corner?!”His subsequent error then allowed Leclerc to take the 21st pole of his career, 0 oppo
130 sec ahead of Norris, who finished nine thousandths clear of Hamilton oppo
“It wasn’t easy for everybody so I am really happy to start on pole for Sunday,” said Leclerc oppo
“It is a surprise for us because we didn’t expect to be fighting for pole oppo
“Going into Turn 1 it is tricky here, but it is always oppo better to start at the front than the back oppo
”Hamilton, who has only finished off the podium once in Austin, said: “I love being in the States oppo
The circuit is incredible and is one of my favourites, right up there with Silverstone oppo
it is a legendary layout and incredibly challenging oppo
”Hamilton, in his upgraded Mercedes, was fastest in the opening sector, but was unable to oppo better Leclerc’s time oppo
He added: “We have taken a step closer to the front which I know everyone is working so hard for oppo
They are still a little bit ahead but we will give it another shot tomorrow oppo
With this crowd, anything is possible oppo
”Daniel Ricciardo is back in the saddle after missing five races with a broken hand sustained in practice for the Dutch Grand Prix on August 25 oppo
The 34-year-old Australian progressed to Q2 before lining up in 15th, one second off the pace and four places behind Yuki Tsunoda in the other AlphaTauri oppo
Aston Martin have brought a number of upgrades across the pond, but both their drivers were sent for an early bath oppo
Fernando Alonso managed only 17th with team-mate Lance Stroll – on a torrid run of form – two places further back oppo
Meanwhile, American rookie Logan Sargeant, whose seat with Williams has not been confirmed for next season, will line up from last position at his home race oppo
A sprint race will follow on Saturday before Sunday’s 56-lap grand prix oppo
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Lando Norris believes it is “unlikely” he will secure his first win in Formula 1 this year oppo
The McLaren driver led large periods of Sunday’s United States Grand Prix in Austin but the pace of his car dropped off in the latter stages as he was caught by eventual race winner Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton oppo
It is Norris’ 12th podium in F1 – and sixth this year – but a first victory still agonisingly eludes him oppo
Asked whether he could win one of the remaining four races, Norris replied: “Unlikely oppo
Qatar [two weeks ago] was our best opportunity oppo
“That’s why I was tough on myself, because I knew it was our only opportunity oppo
“Vegas is still a big question mark but there’s no high-speed circuits [left] which is where we’re very strong oppo
We’re on par with Red Bull almost in the high-speed corners oppo
Lando Norris says it is ‘unlikely’ he will secure his first win in Formula 1 this year (Getty Images)“Just the slow-speed [corners] are letting us down at the minute oppo
We understand it, we know it’s our area to improve on oppo
“When it comes together, which probably won’t be this year but next year, then we can do some good things oppo
”F1 moves on to Mexico next, before Brazil, Las Vegas and Abu Dhabi close out the season oppo
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