Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc takes pole for US Grand Prix after Verstappen lap deleted
World champion drops to sixth after exceeding track limits
Lando Norris pips Lewis Hamilton for second spot
PA Media
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc took pole position for the United States Grand Prix after Max Verstappen’s lap was deleted for exceeding track limits.
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. Verstappen dropped from first to sixth, with Lando Norris taking second for McLaren ahead of Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton. Leclerc’s team-mate Carlos Sainz finished fourth with George Russell fifth for Mercedes.
