Formula One is back in the U.S. for round 19 of the 2024 world championship at Circuit of The Americas in Austin, Texas. Max Verstappen has claimed pole position for Saturday’s sprint race. Lando Norris will start fourth. Carlos Sainz topped FP1 ahead of Ferrari teammate Charles Leclerc, in the weekend’s sole free-practice.

Lando Norris saw off rival Max Verstappen to take pole position for the US Grand Prix and boost his F1 championship dream. Verstappen claimed his first win in nearly four months when he led every lap of the sprint race at Austin’s Circuit of the Americas earlier on Saturday to extend his title advantage from 52 to 54 points.

Max Verstappen ended his winless run to convert his pole position into victory at Saturday’s sprint race in the United States and extend his championship lead over Lando Norris by two points. Verstappen led from start to finish to take the chequered flag 3.8 seconds clear of Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz, who moved past Norris on the final lap.