The F1 2024 season is back in action in Austin for the United States Grand Prix and the fourth of six sprint events. After a sprint qualifying with some surprises and a brilliant pole position for Max Verstappen and Red Bull,

Red Bull’s Verstappen, who last year won both the 100km sprint and Sunday grand prix at Austin’s Circuit of the Americas, lapped with a fastest time of one minute 32.833 seconds – 0.012 quicker than Russell.

Norris, who trails Verstappen by 52 points heading into the concluding six rounds of the campaign, will line up three places behind Verstappen for the 19-lap dash after he qualified a disappointing fourth at Austin’s Circuit of the Americas.