AUSTIN: Red Bull’s Max Verstappen secured pole position for the United States Grand Prix after edging McLaren’s Lando Norris by nearly three-tenths of a second in Saturday’s qualifying at the Circuit of the Americas. Championship leader Oscar Piastri could only manage sixth after struggling for pace throughout the session.

It was an impressive performance from Verstappen, who dominated every phase of qualifying despite being unable to complete a final lap. The Red Bull driver was sent out too late to start another run before the chequered flag, but his earlier lap of 1 minute 31.438 seconds was enough to beat Norris by 0.291 seconds.

The McLaren duo entered qualifying under pressure after both crashed out of the sprint earlier in the day. While Norris recovered well to grab second on th

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