Pole position: Norris surprises, beats Verstappen to start at front in US GP

Hamilton was between the two Saubers in qualifying, and Franco Colapinto made a mistake in his last attempt, not repeating his amazing performance for sprint qualifications. Both Williams, the only team along with Ferrari to have no upgrades in this race, fell by the wayside in Q1.

Q2: RB strategy is not working

Leclerc managed to break into the top 10, while RB’s tactic of using Lawson, as a result of the penalty, to replace Tsunoda, was not enough there for the Japanese to advance to Q3. He was eliminated by Hulkenberg, who made a mistake on his last attempt, Stroll, Ocon and Lawson.

Q3: Details decide pole and Russell ends up in the wall