Here is Lando Norris’ answer! Having made a mistake during the sprint race of the United States Grand Prix at the start of the evening, the Briton, runner-up to Max Verstappen in the drivers’ world championship standings, set the best time in qualifying, which determined the starting grid for the main race on Sunday. The McLaren driver will start ahead of the Dutchman from Red Bull and Carlos Sainz (Ferrari).
Lewis Hamilton experienced a nightmarish qualifying session on Saturday evening. The Mercedes driver was eliminated in Q1, like the Williams and the Stakes. The seven-time world champion will only start… in 19th position during the Grand Prix.
Fewer surprises in Q2, with the eliminations of Tsunoda (AlphaTauri), Hulkenberg (Haas), Ocon (Alpine), Stroll (Aston Martin) and Lawson (AlphaTauri).
In Q3, we saw a real fight for pole between the two title candidates, but it was aborted after the crash of George Russell in sector 3. In the lead at the end of the first run, Norris kept his best time and moved ahead Verstappen of… 31 thousandths. A frustrating scenario for the three-time world champion who was improving his first time during his second outing.
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