Max Verstappen and Red Bull were on blistering form in Austin, dominating both qualifying sessions along with relatively comfortable victories in the Sprint and the main Grand Prix.

Sprint weekends seem to suit Max's talent and confidence, whereby you have one practice session before the relentless competition starts with Sprint Qualifying, Sprint Race, main Qualifying and, finally, the Race.

There's a result all three days and, in many ways, they have a cumulative effect. It must be like dropping off the peloton in a cycle race, very hard to catch up.

Any problems or incidents in practice limit your car set-up time and driver confidence on what is a constantly evolving track surface. A poor Sprint Qualy is likely to follow, leaving a driver with a lower grid position for a shorter race

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