Verstappen claimed pole for the sprint race ahead of Russell and Leclerc

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After only one practice session, the drivers took to the track for the sprint qualifying. Many drivers struggled with the new resurfacing of the track and a few had some scary spins. See who claimed pole position for the Sprint race on Saturday:

• SQ1 was under way with both Sauber drivers not looking too strong
  • Zhou Guanyu finished the session in P20 behind his teammate, Valtteri Bottas
• Alex Albon was on track for a quick lap but had a massive spin coming out of the last turn
  • He will start the sprint race in P18
• Oscar Piastri had an unfortunate qualifying session and didn't make it into SQ3
• Liam Lawson's first time back on track looked promising and he will start the sprint race ahead of Oscar Piastri in P14
• Lance Stroll, Fernando Alonso and Liam Lawson all had their times deleted as they exceeded track limits
• Sergio Perez had an uneventful qualifying session and will start the sprint race in P11
• Franco Colapinto continues to display his talent as he puts his Williams in P10
• Max Verstappen claimed pole ahead of George Russell and Charles Leclerc

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United States Grand Prix Sprint Qualifying Results

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