Overview

• Max Verstappen set a 1:32.510 to secure pole in Austin, with Lando Norris second and Charles Leclerc third after a wind‑affected Q3.
• Oscar Piastri starts sixth as the championship leader, with coverage reporting a 22‑point cushion over Norris and 55 over Verstappen.
• McLaren’s Sprint ended at Turn 1 when Piastri and Norris collided, leaving both cars out and requiring repairs before qualifying.
• Qualifying was red‑flagged for Isack Hadjar’s Q1 crash, and Alex Albon’s lap deletion for track limits helped Franco Colapinto advance to Q2.
• Colapinto lines up 15th just behind Alpine teammate Pierre Gasly after a Sprint puncture, with lights out at 16:00 Argentina on Fox Sports, Disney+ and F1TV.