19:03
The sprint is underway
Can Verstappen extend his championship lead? Or will Norris close in again?
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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
19:02
Hamilton reports a possible issue
He says over team radio: "Something is clicking when i brake. Front right wheel."
19:00
The formation lap is underway
Verstappen leads the pack away from pole position.
18:57
Tyres
All 20 drivers are out on the mediums.
18:57
Reminder of the grid
Verstappen, Russell, Leclerc, Norris, Sainz, Hulkenberg, Hamilton, Magnussen, Tsunoda, Colapinto, Perez, Gasly, Stroll, Alonso, Lawson, Piastri, Ocon, Bottas and Zhou.
Pit lane: Albon.
18:55
Five minutes until the start of the sprint race
There will be 19 laps of racing with no mandatory pit stop.
18:45
Tight at the front
There was just 0.2s between the top five in sprint qualifying. The fastest driver on track was probably Hamilton though, who starts in seventh.
The seven-time world champion was on course for pole up until coming across yellow flags in SQ3.
18:38
The grid for the sprint
Verstappen, Russell, Leclerc, Norris, Sainz, Hulkenberg, Hamilton, Magnussen, Tsunoda, Colapinto, Perez, Gasly, Stroll, Alonso, Lawson, Piastri, Ocon, Bottas and Zhou.
Pit lane: Albon.
18:32
Welcome
Hello everyone and welcome to the Crash.net live blog for the 2024 United States Grand Prix.
It's sprint race day with the action kicking off in just under 30 minutes' time.
Max Verstappen lines up on pole position ahead of George Russell, while Lando Norris is fourth on the grid.
We'll be building up to the sprint race over the next half an hour.
