George Russell (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 W14. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 19, United States Grand Prix, Austin, Texas,
George Russell (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 W14. Formula 1 World Championship,…

F1 United States Grand Prix 2023 - Qualifying: As it happened

It's another sprint weekend as F1 races in America for the second time in 2023. The Circuit of the Americas plays host to this weekend's US Grand Prix.

20 Oct 2023
18:41
18:40
Hamilton slots into second

He's 0.9s off Verstappen's benchmark - both drivers are on the hards.

18:39
Big improvement from Verstappen

He goes over one-second clear of his nearest challenger, which is Bottas currently.

18:35
Verstappen on top currently

A 1m39.736s for Verstappen currently, 0.1s ahead of Hulkenberg in the nearest Haas.

Bottas, Perez and Ricciardo complete the top five.

No one out there on the softs - mediums and hards are the choice of tyres.

18:31
A busy track

As expected, a very busy start to FP1 with all of the cars on track except Sargeant, Norris, Albon and Piastri.

18:30
FP1 underway

The only practice session this weekend is now underway.

60 minutes of running ahead of qualifying.

18:14
Button on Verstappen's title win

"The last two championships have been pretty special. This one is another step in terms of his performance and how he got everything out of that car."

18:11
Upgrades

Mercedes have a new floor upgrade for Austin

Here's what else is new...

Toto Wolff (GER) Mercedes AMG F1 Shareholder and Executive Director. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 19, United States
Toto Wolff (GER) Mercedes AMG F1 Shareholder and Executive Director…

18:08
How to watch qualifying?

Here's how you can watch the United States Grand Prix this weekend...

Valtteri Bottas (FIN) Alfa Romeo F1 Team with his girlfriend Tiffany Cromwell (AUS) Professional Cyclist. Formula 1 World
Valtteri Bottas (FIN) Alfa Romeo F1 Team with his girlfriend Tiffany…

18:05
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18:04
Welcome

Hello and welcome to the Crash.net live blog for the 2023 United States Grand Prix.

It's a sprint weekend so that means it's a busy day!

The FP1 action kicks off at 6:30pm UK time.