F1 2023 today, live: Formula 1 United States Grand Prix sprint classification
Fernando Alonso and Carlos Sainz, going for the best result
Follow live minute by minute of Saturday’s day at the COTA circuit: first the classification and then the sprint race.
Updated: Oct 21, 2023 | 20:23
21 oct 2023 | 20:23
LIVE
Updated at 20:23
20:23
WE’RE LEAVING FOR THE MOMENT, WE’LL BE BACK NOW
This has been all that the sprint classification has given, with Max Verstappen making up for what happened yesterday and with a discreet performance for the Spanish, with Sainz 6th and Alonso 12th. We will return with the preview of the sprint race that will begin at 0:00 peninsular time, but we will be there an hour before. I see you in a while!
20:21
FINAL RESULTS
This is how they will leave for the race that starts at 0:00:
20:19
VERSTAPPEN SPEAKS
“We have been quite competitive. My lap has not been very good and we are on pole, that means that the car works very well. The race is going to be a question mark without having checked the pace. We have to manage the tires, they are not to be 19 full laps”.
20:15
FINAL CLASSIFICATION
1 Verstappen
2 Leclerc
3 Hamilton
4 Norris
5 Plates
6 Sainz
7 Pérez
8 Russell
9 Albon
10 Gasly
20:15
POLE PARA VERSTAPPEN
But very tight. Four pilots in one tenth.
20:14
SAINZ QUINTO
20:14
LECLERC SECOND
20:14
NORRIS SECOND
A tenth has escaped him with Verstappen.
20:13
VERSTAPPEN FIRST
1:34:538 is the time to beat.
20:10
AND THEY ALL COME OUT
The McLarens, Gasly… Verstappen opened the season and everyone followed.
20:09
SALE VERSTAPPEN
The first to do it with 5 minutes left.
20:07
THEY WILL WAIT AT THE END
They only have one tire and, therefore, one attempt. And they will do it in the end.
20:06
START THE SQ3
Nobody is leaving at the moment.
20:01
ASTON MARTIN’S IMPROVEMENT WAS LITTLE
They have minimally improved yesterday’s situation, but both cars were out before the last session.
20:00
ELIMINATED SQ2
Ricciardo, Alonso, Ocon, Stroll and Zhou.
20:00
ALBON ELIMINA TO ALONSO
The Thai does the heroic thing again with the Williams at the expense of Fernando Alonso.
20:00
GASLY IMPROVES ALONSO
19:59
19:59
ALONSO EIGHTH
Better than Stroll and Zhou alone.
19:58
TROMPO DE VERSTAPPEN
He spun in turn 9. Tires to throw, but there is no damage to the car.
19:55
ALONSO GOES ON TO THE TRACK
Behind Russell and ahead of Ocon. The Asturian plays a card to advance to SQ3.
19:54
ALONSO STILL NOT GOING ON THE TRACK
Neither him, nor the Mercedes, Alpine, Albon and Ricciardo. They will try.
19:53
SAINZ TERCERO
The Madrid native improves Pérez, but not Leclerc.
19:53
VERSTAPPEN SETS THE REFERENCE
Best time for the Dutchman, obviously for being the first to cross the finish line. 1:35:181 for him, very good weather.
19:49
START THE SQ2
The Red Bulls, the first in line followed by both Ferraris.
19:48
TOUCH BETWEEN TSUNODA AND HAMILTON
During the preparation lap, the Japanese closed in on the Mercedes and they touched each other slightly.
19:47
TSUNODA MONUMENTAL CABREO
It is not new with Japanese. New radio in which you barely hear anything more than insults after finding out that you didn’t make it past the rounds. To make matters worse, Ricciardo has passed.
19:45
ASTON MARTIN IMPROVEMENT
Alonso finished seventh and Stroll 13th. Aston Martin has a better feeling today.
19:44
ELIMINATED SQ1
Hulkenberg, Magnussen, Bottas, Tsunoda and Sargeant. Disaster for Haas.
19:43
PIASTRI CARE
He barely improves and is 14th. Danger.
19:43
ALONSO SEXTO
The Asturian is saved. Notable improvement from the Aston Martin today.
19:42
STROLL TENTH
The Canadian is saved for the moment.
19:39
PIASTRI IMPROVEMENT
After a discreet first lap, the Australian improved significantly to 11th position. Alonso makes the cut right now.
19:39
DELETED FOR THE MOMENT
After everyone’s first attempt, Magnussen, Ricciardo, Stroll, Sargeant and Piastri are out. Alonso is 14th, two tenths from the cut.
19:38
VERSTAPPEN FIRST
He has gained three tenths on Leclerc to become the only driver in 1:35 at the moment.
19:37
ALONSO SEPTIMO
The Asturian remains behind Albon or Hulkenberg. It looks like another complicated session.
19:37
SAINZ SECOND
Great turn from the Madrid native who places himself right behind his teammate.
19:36
LECLERC FIRST
Norris couldn’t beat Hamilton’s time, but Leclerc could.
19:35
HAMILTON FIRST
The Briton, who was the first to start, sets the bar at 1:36:402.
19:32
TRACK TRAFFIC
The short margin of time causes the drivers to accumulate at the pit exit. There will be a lot of traffic to make the return.
19:31
SQ1 BEGINS
19:28
WE REMEMBER THE SPRINT CLASSIFICATION FORMAT
Less than three minutes to go and we remember its format. The difference with the normal classification is that its sessions last less: 12, 10 and 8 minutes.
19:21
SZAFNAUER, HUNTED NEAR ASTON MARTIN HOSPITALITY
The Romanian manager, very critical of Fernando Alonso during 2022 and 2023, was suddenly fired as head of the Alpine team. Since then, he has been linked with a possible return to Aston Martin, the team he managed before leaving for the French team. And that arrival may be closer after having seen him in Austin very close to the Aston area.
19:14
TOTO WOLFF HAS RETURNED… BREAKING OUT
Although he continued to communicate with the Mercedes people electronically, the German manager was absent due to health problems during the Japanese and Qatar Grand Prix. Now, Wolff is back, but he has done so by sending a message to his drivers after “losing a lot of points” during his absence.
19:11
OCON, EXCITED ABOUT THE NEW ALPINE INVESTORS
The French team continues to incorporate new renowned investors. If a shareholder group led by Ryan Reynolds entered a few months ago, this week another group made up of several footballers, including Juan Mata, joined. An arrival that has excited Esteban Ocon.
19:04
DANIEL RICCIARDO ASKS FOR RESPECT
The Australian returned after being injured during the Dutch Grand Prix. During his absence, he more than replaced him, scoring points. And upon his return, Ricciardo vindicated himself by ensuring that they did not confuse him because of his jokes because he is not “an entertainer, but a pilot”.
18:53
MEANWHILE, SURPRISING INFARCTION POLE FOR LECLERC
In Q3, track limits once again took center stage. So much so that they decided on pole. Max Verstappen was going to add a new first position until the stewards caught him going off the track in the penultimate corner, which caused them to remove his lap. And there, the beneficiary was Charles Leclerc, who assured that he gave him a “heart attack” when hearing track limits.
18:48
THE DESOLATING IMAGE OF ALONSO AFTER HIS ELIMINATION
This whole series of circumstances ended in the first elimination of the year for Fernando Alonso, who did not even reach Q2. And this early elimination also led to a desolate image of Alonso.
18:40
ALONSO MISSED BETTER MANAGEMENT FROM ASTON MARTIN
The training problems were unforeseen and solved as quickly as possible, but the British management of Q1 left a lot to be desired. With the burden of the lack of tests, Aston Martin took Alonso out for his last lap very tight on time and with a lot of traffic. The Asturian was able to make the turn for a second, but of course, all this worked against him. Already cold, Alonso acknowledged that everything was “poorly managed”.
18:32
AND THE FINAL DISASTER ARRIVED IN QUALIFICATION
In the end, what happened in training was a spoiler for what ended up happening in the qualifying session. Stroll was left out again, but for the first time this year, Fernando Alonso was left out of Q3. And not only was that but he was eliminated in Q1 as 17th. A “terrible” day.
18:23
VERY COMPLICATED WEEKEND FOR ALONSO
Aston Martin brought up to four significant improvements for Austin in what seemed to be a new leap in quality for the British team, but nothing could be further from the truth. Stroll barely rode during the first and only free practice sessions and Alonso, although he did several more laps, also had an infinite number of problems that caused until fire in his car.
18:18
GOOD AFTERNOON
Very good afternoon and welcome to this live stream in which we will tell you everything that happens on the COTA circuit this Saturday at the sprint. First, at 7:30 p.m. peninsular time we will have the sprint classification that will decide the starting grid for the short race that will begin at 0:00 in the morning.
Of course, from now on we are telling all the news about Formula 1 and narrating the last hour of Fernando Alonso and Carlos Sainz in a weekend that is becoming complicated for both of them. Let’s start!
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