Follow Mail Sport’s live blog for the US Grand Prix from Austin, as Charles Leclerc starts from pole position as he looks for a first win this seaso, while newly-crowned world champion Max Verstappen starts sixth.
Lap 5/56: Hamilton up to 3rd!
The Mercedes driver passes Sainz and Verstapen then does the same.
The old rivals sit 3rd and 4th.
Lap 3/56
Norris is flying at the front. Nearly three seconds ahead of Leclerc already.
Russell gets past Ocon into 7th, Perez then does the same and slots into 8th.
Lap 1/56: Norris takes the lead!
Norris gets away quicker than Leclerc and steals the lead!
Verstappen up to fifth already.
The two Ferraris sit in 2nd and 3rd.
Time to warm the tires
Leclerc leads the cars away. It’s a lovely day at the Circuit of the Americas.
Norris and Russell joining the 100 club
The two Britons are making their 100th race start in Formula 1 at the United States Grand Prix.
Verstappen coming off the back of sprint win
Max Verstappen won perhaps the most pointless Formula One race ever staged in baking Austin last night, a 19-lap sprint that is the smallest footnote in his season par excellence.
With the Red Bull star having wrapped up his third successive title in Qatar a fortnight ago, the remainder of the calendar is something of an anti-climax, but this format especially exacerbates the predicament.
The grid
Pit start) Nico Hulkenberg*
Pit start) Fernando Alonso*
Pit start) Kevin Magnussen*
Both Aston Martins and both Haas cars start from pit lane after making car changes overnight
Good evening!
And welcome to Mail Sport’s live coverage of the US Grand Prix.
Charles Leclerc is on pole with the race starting at 8pm.
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