Formula One F1 - United States Grand Prix - Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas, U.S. - October 17, 2025 Red Bull's Max Verstappen during sprint qualifying REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) -Red Bull's Max Verstappen beat McLaren's title contenders Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri with a final flying lap to take pole position for the U.S. Grand Prix sprint race on Friday.
The four-times world champion went round the Circuit of the Americas with a best effort of one minute 32.143 seconds after Norris, who set the pace in the first two phases and also the weekend's sole practice session, had put his car on provisional pole.
