Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz took pole place for the United States Grand Prix after beating team-mate Charles Leclerc to prime spot by 0.065 seconds.
Leclerc might be demoted 10 locations following an engine penalty, selling world champion Max Verstappen to the entrance row for Sunday’s race on the Circuit of the Americas. Sergio Perez certified fourth within the different Red Bull, however drops again to ninth for exceeding his variety of allotted engine elements.
Lewis Hamilton completed fifth however will reap the benefits of the penalties served by Leclerc and Perez to occupy third place on the grid, with Mercedes team-mate George Russell one spot again.
Verstappen’s build-up to what must be his championship occasion in Austin, Texas has been dominated by discuss of his Red Bull group’s breach of final 12 months’s funds cap. Team principal Christian Horner went on the assault on Saturday morning, labelling McLaren boss Zak Brown’s claims of dishonest as “shocking and appalling”.
Here is every part that you must know.
What is the race schedule?
(Time in BST)
Sunday 23 October
How can I watch it on-line and on TV?
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What is the beginning grid?
1. Carlos Sainz
2. Max Verstappen
3. Lewis Hamilton
4. George Russell
5. Lance Stroll
6. Lando Norris
7. Valtteri Bottas
8. Alex Albon
9. Sergio Perez*
10. Sebastian Vettel
11. Pierre Gasly
12. Charles Leclerc*
13. Yuki Tsunoda
14. Fernando Alonso*
15. Kevin Magnussen
16. Daniel Ricciardo
17. Esteban Ocon
18. Mick Schumacher
19. Zhou Guanyu*
20. Nicholas Latifi
*denotes grid-place penalty
Current driver standings
1. Max Verstappen (C) – 366 factors
2. Sergio Perez – 253 factors
3. Charles Leclerc – 252 factors
4. George Russell – 207 factors
5. Carlos Sainz – 202 factors
6. Lewis Hamilton – 180 factors
7. Lando Norris – 101 factors
8. Esteban Ocon – 78 factors
9. Fernando Alonso – 65 factors
10. Valtteri Bottas – 46 factors
11. Sebastian Vettel – 32 factors
12. Daniel Ricciardo -29 factors
13. Pierre Gasly – 23 factors
14. Kevin Magnussen – 22 factors
15. Lance Stroll – 13 factors
16. Mick Schumacher – 12 factors
17. Yuki Tsunoda – 11 factors
18. Guanyu Zhou – 6 factors
19. Alex Albon – 4 factors
20. Nicholas Latifi – 2 factors
21. Nyck de Vries – 2 factors
22. Nico Hulkenberg – 0 factors
Source: www.unbiased.co.uk