Lando Norris took pole position from Max Verstappen in Austin, but he may consider himself lucky as late yellow flags prevented anyone from improving on the second run. . While his championship rivals look ready to resume their battle at the front, their team-mates have dropped slightly down the order, with the Ferrari duo crowding out the second row in their place. Here we present all the best facts and statistics from the fascinating qualifying at the Circuit of the Americas.
The last six Austin GPs have featured six different pole sitters: Lewis Hamilton, Valtteri Bottas, Max Verstappen, Carlos Sainz, Charles Leclerc and now Lando Norris.
Norris took pole position for the sixth time this season and fourth in the last five Grands Prix, and the first for McLaren since Hamilton at Indianapolis in 2007.
Norris’ lap time of 1:32.330 is his fastest lap in Austin this decade.
In five of the past six Grands Prix held here in Texas, the pole sitter has lost the lead on the opening lap.
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Verstappen finished second, missing out on his first Grand Prix pole position in eight races by just 0.031 seconds. He won this race in 2022 from second on the grid.
In Austin, drivers who started second have won as many times as drivers who started from pole position, five times each.
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