While waiting for the United States Grand Prix this Sunday (9:00 p.m.), see you this Saturday evening for the Sprint Race. It is Max Verstappen who will start in “pole position” after beating George Russell by 12 thousandths during Sprint qualifying this Friday. His main rival Lando Norris will start from 4th position and will have Charles Leclerc in front of him. On the French side, Pierre Gasly and Esteban Ocon will start 12th and 17th respectively.
Join us from 8:00 p.m. this Saturday to follow the United States Grand Prix Sprint Race on AUTOhebdo.
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United States GP Sprint Race
The Sprint Race live commentary
8:00 p.m. – ???? The start of the training lap has been given. Only a few moments left before the Sprint Race.
19h58 – ???? Regarding strategy, all drivers will start this Sprint Race on medium tires. A logical choice given the conditions and the race distance
19h56 – ???? Small update regarding the grid, Albon will start from the stands and not 18th. This allows Bottas and Zhou to gain a position on the grid!
19h55 – If successful, Verstappen would continue his flawless performance after winning in China, Miami and Austria. The 4 pass in a few minutes?
19h53 – As a reminder, the first 8 in the Sprint only are rewarded with 8 points for the winner, 7 for the second, 6 for the third and so on until the eighth who pockets 1 unit
19h52 – Here is the starting grid with Verstappen in “pole position”:
19h49 – ☀️ In terms of weather, a big blue sky hovers over Austin this Saturday. The thermometer displays 27°C on the ground and 44°C in the air. The wind is blowing at a little less than 6 km/h
7:47 p.m. – 19 laps are on the program for this Sprint Race, i.e. a little less than 150 kilometers of racing distance
7:45 p.m. – ???? Good evening everyone! Welcome to this live commentary to follow together the Sprint Race of the United States Grand Prix, the nineteenth round of the 2024 Formula 1 season. The start is scheduled for 8:00 p.m.!
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