A shocking closing sector from the four-time world champion noticed him pip Lando Norris to P1 by +0.072, whereas championship chief Oscar Piastri might solely end in P3.
“I nonetheless anticipate it to be a troublesome battle tomorrow within the Dash, however that’s I feel precisely what we need to see. I’m excited for tomorrow,” Verstappen mentioned post-session after laying down a powerful marker.
Max Verstappen celebrating dash pole – Picture: Race Footage
Then again, issues look like going from dangerous to worse for Ferrari, Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc in one other vastly disappointing session for the Scuderia.
Each drivers nearly noticed their session finish prematurely with an SQ2 exit, however after simply scraping by way of by +0.006, Hamilton might solely take P9, whereas teammate Leclerc completed tenth.
After the session, the pair have been crestfallen, with Hamilton bemused that Ferrari’s tempo “simply fell away”, whereas Leclerc confirmed no optimism for the remainder of the weekend: “We’re so behind now. I will be very stunned if we discover one thing that can make such a soar.”
After dash qualifying in Austin, advisor Helmut Marko introduced that the Brit can be collaborating in FP1 for both Racing Bulls or Purple Bull.
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