23:00
Q1 is underway in Austin
Qualifying at the Circuit of the Americas is now underway.
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2024 F1 United States Grand Prix - Qualifying - As it happened
A recap of what happened in F1 qualifying for the United States Grand Prix.
19 Oct 2024
22:57
Setup changes at Mercedes
That's according to Ted Kravitz: "Not the case with Lewis Hamilton's car. The Sprint showed their tyre wear is off the scale. They have made changes, not as many with George Russell though.
22:55
Five minutes to go until qualifying
It's a late one here in the UK with qualifying at COTA kicking off at 11pm BST.
It should be worth the late night though with four teams likely in the hunt for pole.
22:27
Key talking points from the sprint
- Red Bull seem to be back to their best with Verstappen controlling the sprint race from pole position
- Ferrari's race pace and tyre wear was impressive. However, Leclerc expects qualifying today to be more difficult
- Norris happy with third in the sprint as he feels Verstappen and Ferrari have the edge
- Big changes needed for Mercedes after tyre troubles in the sprint
- Haas head of the midfield with both cars in the points
22:08
What happened in the sprint?
Read our report here as Verstappen returned to winning ways in Austin
Max Verstappen leads the Austin sprint race
19:47
Full results from the sprint
19:36
Top 8 in the sprint
Verstappen, Sainz, Norris, Leclerc, Russell, Hamilton, Magnussen and Hulkenberg.
19:35
A mistake for Norris
He runs wide which allows Sainz to get past. Drama on the last lap here in Austin.
19:34
Onto the final lap
Verstappen is well clear of Norris, who has Sainz and Leclerc behind him.
19:32
Two laps to go
The Ferraris are now in DRS range of Norris for second.
19:30
Into the final four laps
The main battle at the front looks to be between Leclerc and Sainz - there's 0.5s between those two in the fight for third.
19:27
Great battle in the midfield
Tsunoda and Piastri are fighting hard out there for 10th. It's not for points - as top eight is points in the sprint - but the RB driver is still ahead.
19:24
The order on Lap 13/19
Verstappen, Norris, Sainz, Leclerc, Russell, Hamilton, Magnussen, Hulkenberg, Perez and Tsunoda.
Piastri is in 11th but has a five-second time penalty for an incident with Gasly.
19:22
Lap 11/19
Verstappen has responded to Norris' pace as he pulls to 2.0s clear at the front.
19:20
Lap 10/19
Leclerc gets past Russell with an identical move to the one Sainz pulled a lap earlier.
With the hotter conditions, it looks like Mercedes are struggling more.
19:19
Sainz into the top three
He pulls off a bold move on Russell into Turn 15. The Mercedes driver is now under pressure from Leclerc.
19:17
Lap 9/19
Norris on a charge now in second. He's running 1.4s behind Verstappen in the battle for the lead.
19:16
The order on Lap 8
Verstappen, Norris, Russell, Sainz, Leclerc, Hamilton, Magnussen, Hulkenberg, Tsunoda and Perez.
Piastri is up to 12th.
19:14
Russell on the attack
Russell begins to attack Norris now with the use of DRS into Turn 12. Norris keeps him behind.
Verstappen's lead at the start of Lap 7 is up to 2.1s.
19:12
Lap 5/19
Sainz finally makes the move stick on Leclerc in the battle for fourth. They're running 1.7s behind Russell ahead though now.
19:11
Lap 4/19
Verstappen has broken DRS to Norris, with his lead now over one-second.
Russell looks very pacey in third though, 0.5s behind the McLaren driver.
19:09
Lap 3/19
It's tight at the front with Verstappen still in the lead of the race. However, Norris is right behind and in DRS range.
19:08
Lap 2/19
A great scrap between the two Ferraris with Sainz attempting a number of lunges on teammate Leclerc.
Leclerc fends him off for now though.
19:05
The order on Lap 2
Verstappen, Norris, Russell, Leclerc, Sainz, Hamilton, Magnussen, Tsunoda, Hulkenberg and Perez.
19:04
Verstappen leads
Verstappen leads into Turn 1, but Norris has made a great start. The McLaren driver is up to second.
