Winners and losers from F1's United States GP qualifying Qualifying for Formula 1's United States Grand Prix capped off an impressive day of drama at Austin. Here's our pick of the biggest winners and losers from grand prix qualifying. Loser: Isack Hadjar (20th)With Yuki Tsunoda still struggling and the Red Bull hierarchy not keen to put Liam Lawson back into its top team, Hadjar would really have to make a mess of the next few races to demote himself f... Read more:

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Winners and losers from F1's United States GP qualifying

There were plenty of winners and losers from qualifying for Formula 1's United States Grand Prix

Verstappen's charge continues with commanding US GP pole Max Verstappen's charge towards the McLarens in the 2025 Formula 1 championship fight continued as he took a commanding pole position for the United States Grand Prix.While Verstappen's Red Bull was fastest in all three qualifying segments and ultimately took pole by nearly three tenths of a second, championship leader Oscar Piastri could only manage sixth fastest.The McLarens seemed out of sorts ... Read more:

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Verstappen's charge continues with commanding US GP pole

Max Verstappen's charge towards the McLarens in the 2025 F1 championship fight continued as he took a commanding pole position for the United State...

F1 United States Grand Prix starting grid Max Verstappen will share the front row with Lando Norris at Formula 1's United States Grand Prix, with championship leader Oscar Piastri starting from sixth. Lance Stroll qualified in 18th place but he's set to start from last place because he picked up a five-place grid penalty for colliding with Esteban Ocon in the sprint race.Max Verstappen (Red Bull) Lando Norris (McLaren) Charles Leclerc (Fe... Read more:

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F1 United States Grand Prix starting grid with one penalty

The starting grid for Formula 1's 2025 United States Grand Prix

F1 2025 United States GP qualifying results Max Verstappen beat Lando Norris to pole position for Formula 1's United States Grand Prix as points leader Oscar Piastri could only manage sixth. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) 1m32.510s Lando Norris (McLaren) 1m32.801sCharles Leclerc (Ferrari) 1m32.807s George Russell (Mercedes) 1m32.826sLewis Hamilton (Ferrari) 1m32.912sOscar Piastri (McLaren) 1m33.084s Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) 1m33.114sOllie Bearm... Read more:

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F1 2025 United States GP qualifying results

The results from qualifying for Formula 1's 2025 United States Grand Prix

Ferrari's unusual vote of confidence in team principal Vasseur Ferrari CEO John Elkann has taken the unusual step of declaring his "full confidence" in Formula 1 team principal Fred Vasseur.Ferrari is enduring a disappointing 2025 F1 campaign in which it is winless that has also featured repeated rumours about Vasseur's future.Suggestions around the time of the Canadian Grand Prix that Vasseur's job was under threat were robustly denied and in July, just befo... Read more:

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Ferrari's unusual vote of confidence in Vasseur explained

Ferrari CEO John Elkann has taken the unusual step of declaring his "full confidence" in F1 team principal Fred Vasseur

Winners and losers from F1's chaotic Austin sprint race The United States Grand Prix sprint race produced the most chaotic opening lap of the 2025 Formula 1 season - the primary source for a lot of winners and losers. Loser: McLaren (double-DNF)This entry was originally only going to apply to McLaren's drivers, as a double-DNF in a race that Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri started second and third was pretty catastrophic even before you consider the avo... Read more:

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Winners and losers from F1's chaotic Austin sprint race

The United States Grand Prix sprint race produced the most chaotic opening lap of the 2025 Formula 1 season - the primary source for a lot of winne...

How many penalty points does each 2025 F1 driver have? If they make a mistake, Formula 1 drivers can be penalised by the stewards and rack up penalty points on their racing licence.A total of 12 points accrued results in a ban, something which happened in 2024 when Kevin Magnussen had to sit out the Azerbaijan race for Haas.Here's a full list of the amount of penalty points each 2025 F1 driver has, and the date of expiry of those points.This list will... Read more:

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How many penalty points does each 2025 F1 driver have?

Here's a full list of the amount of penalty points each 2025 F1 driver has, and the date of expiry of those points

Stroll gets F1 grid drop for needless sprint race clash Lance Stroll has been given a five-place grid drop for the United States Grand Prix following his collision with Esteban Ocon in the sprint.The pair were battling just outside the top ten late on when, on lap 16, Stroll made a late lunge down the inside under braking for Turn 1.Having locked up as he approached the apex, he slid into the left rear corner of Ocon’s Haas – spinning his rival around ... Read more:

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Stroll gets F1 grid drop for needless sprint race clash

Lance Stroll has a five place grid penalty for F1's United States Grand Prix

McLaren blames rivals for causing its Austin sprint clash McLaren’s Zak Brown insists his Formula 1 drivers weren’t to blame for the multi-car shunt at the start of the United States Grand Prix sprint race, instead blaming “amateur hour” driving from rivals including Nico Hulkenberg. Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri battled for second place heading into Turn 1 on the opening lap of the sprint, but as Norris dived down the inside of Piastri after a slow sta... Read more:

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McLaren blames rivals for causing its Austin sprint clash

McLaren’s Zak Brown insists his Formula 1 drivers weren’t to blame for the multi-car shunt at the start of the United States Grand Prix sprint ...

F1 United States Grand Prix sprint race results Max Verstappen beat George Russell in the sprint race at Formula 1's United States Grand Prix as the McLaren drivers were eliminated in a multi-car shunt on the opening lap. Sprint race results Max Verstappen (Red Bull) George Russell (Mercedes) Carlos Sainz (Williams) Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari)Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) Alex Albon (Williams) Yuki Tsunoda (Red Bull)Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) Liam Law... Read more:

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F1 United States Grand Prix sprint race results

Max Verstappen beat George Russell in the sprint race at Formula 1's United States Grand Prix as the McLaren drivers were eliminated in a multi-car...

McLarens collide in F1's US GP sprint, Verstappen wins Max Verstappen survived an attack from George Russell to win the United States Grand Prix sprint race and make up ground on his 2025 Formula 1 title rivals as both McLaren drivers were wiped out in a multi-car clash at the first corner.From third on the grid, Oscar Piastri got marginally the better launch compared to team-mate and second-place starter Lando Norris on the run uphill to the Turn 1 l... Read more:

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McLarens collide in F1's US GP sprint, Verstappen wins

Max Verstappen survived an attack from George Russell to win the United States Grand Prix sprint race and make up ground on his 2025 Formula 1 titl...

Our verdict on Piastri and Norris clashing in F1's Austin sprint Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris both being eliminated in the opening-corner chaos in Formula 1's United States Grand Prix sprint race has sparked another controversial title twist.McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown blamed Nico Hulkenberg, but here's what our writers think. McLaren's painted itself into a corner with Norris 'consequences'Edd StrawPiastri has to look at himself there, given his attempt to ... Read more:

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Our verdict on Piastri and Norris clashing in F1's Austin sprint

Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris both being eliminated in the opening corner chaos in F1's US GP sprint race has sparked another controversial title ...

What's behind Austin's shaken-up F1 sprint grid Formula 1's mixed up sprint grid at the United States Grand Prix – with a Sauber, an Aston Martin and two Williams troubling the big four teams – is intriguing. This was not just a case of Nico Hulkenberg's sensational fourth for Sauber being an isolated moment of genius. Instead, Fernando Alonso's Aston Martin in sixth and Williams helping shuffle Ferrari back to eighth and 10th pointed to someth... Read more:

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What's behind Austin's shaken-up F1 sprint grid

Formula 1's mixed up US sprint grid – with a Sauber, an Aston Martin and two Williams troubling the big four teams – is intriguing

Winners and losers from F1's Austin sprint qualifying Some starring midfield drivers were able to upset the top teams in sprint qualifying at Formula 1's United States Grand Prix. Here's our picks for the key winners and losers from Friday at Austin.Loser: Oscar Piastri (3rd) Piastri is only one place behind his primary title rival Lando Norris, but it's more the gap to Norris (0.309 seconds) that will trouble Piastri.Especially given this has been o... Read more:

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Winners and losers from F1's Austin sprint qualifying

Here are our pick of the key winners and losers from Friday at Austin

Mark Hughes: McLaren 'consequences' may have cost Norris pole If the infamous internal ‘consequences’ McLaren has imposed upon Lando Norris for his Singapore contact with his team-mate is the timing of his final qualifying runs relative to Oscar Piastri, it just might have cost McLaren the sprint pole to Max Verstappen’s Red Bull here. Red Bull – just as in Singapore – waited until the very last moment to send Verstappen out on track in an attempt at maximis... Read more:

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Norris's McLaren 'consequences' may have cost him Austin sprint pole

McLaren's 'consequences' for Lando Norris' Singapore clash may have just cost him pole for F1's US GP sprint race...

What was behind Tsunoda's 'shocking' Austin SQ1 exit Yuki Tsunoda called the circumstances behind his elimination in the first part of United States Grand Prix sprint qualifying "pretty shocking" after he ran out of time to start his final flying lap. But despite Red Bull Formula 1 team principal Laurent Mekies' apology, the timing problem was just one part of a more complex equation.Tsunoda only completed one flying lap in qualifying, good enough t... Read more:

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Why Red Bull's apologised for 'shocking' Tsunoda qualifying

Yuki Tsunoda called the circumstances behind his elimination in the first part of F1 US GP sprint qualifying "pretty shocking". But a Red Bull timi...

F1 United States GP sprint qualifying results Max Verstappen took pole position for Formula 1's sprint race at the United States Grand Prix, beating the championship-leading McLaren duo. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) 1m32.143s Lando Norris (McLaren) 1m32.214s Oscar Piastri (McLaren) 1m32.523s Nico Hulkenberg (Sauber) 1m32.645s George Russell (Mercedes) 1m32.888s Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) 1m32.910s Carlos Sainz (Williams) 1m32.911s Lewis Hami... Read more:

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F1 United States GP sprint qualifying results

The results from qualifying for the Formula 1 sprint race at the United States Grand Prix

F1 United States GP sprint race starting grid Max Verstappen will start ahead of the McLaren drivers in the sprint race at Formula 1's United States Grand Prix. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) Lando Norris (McLaren) Oscar Piastri (McLaren) Nico Hulkenberg (Sauber) George Russell (Mercedes)Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) Carlos Sainz (Williams) Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari)Alex Albon (Williams)Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) Isack Ha... Read more:

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F1 United States GP sprint race starting grid

The starting grid for the Formula 1 sprint race at the United States Grand Prix

Verstappen beats McLarens again to claim US GP sprint pole Max Verstappen took another small step in his 2025 Formula 1 drivers' championship quest by beating the McLarens to pole for the United States Grand Prix sprint race at Austin.Verstappen had a pretty much flawless session, trading blows with the McLarens, led at almost every juncture by Lando Norris - who didn’t display any signs of the mysterious 'consequences' McLaren has thrust upon him for hit... Read more:

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Verstappen beats McLarens again to claim US GP sprint pole

Max Verstappen took another small step in his 2025 F1 drivers' championship quest by beating the McLarens to pole for the US GP sprint race at Austin

Why McLaren's being so secretive over Norris 'consequences' The consequences Lando Norris will face following his clash with team-mate and Formula 1 title rival Oscar Piastri at the previous race are sporting in nature although McLaren will not disclose specifics.Norris clipped the back of Max Verstappen’s Red Bull and banged wheels with Piastri at the end of the opening sequence of corners on the first lap in Singapore.It helped Norris pass and finish ahe... Read more:

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Why McLaren's being so secretive over Norris 'consequences'

The consequences Lando Norris will face following his Singapore clash with team-mate Oscar Piastri are sporting in nature, although McLaren will no...