
Leclerc reveals key detail behind US Grand Prix pole
Leclerc reveals key detail behind US Grand Prix pole

Charles Leclerc was fulsome in his praise of his Ferrari team after taking pole position for Sunday's United States Grand Prix, claiming that the work they put in earlier in the day set him up for success.
Teams only had one practice session on Friday before qualifying due to the sprint weekend format, making that hour far more crucial than in a traditional race weekend.
Leclerc beat out Lando Norris to set the fastest legal time in qualifying, with Max Verstappen going five thousandths of a second faster on a lap which was deleted for the Dutchman exceeding track limits.
The pole position is the Monegasque's second of the season, following the one he earned on the streets of Baku in just the fourth race of the season.


Leclerc: We started with a strong basis
Leclerc finished third in that race in Azerbaijan, the first of his three podiums this season, which may bode well for his chances on Sunday – particularly with Verstappen starting down in sixth.
"I think as a team we did a great job," he said after the race. "We know that in this sprint weekend it’s more important than ever to have a clean FP1. We did, we had a good FP1. We started with a strong basis thanks to the work the guys had done to prepare this weekend with the car straight away feeling good.
I forgot this was my 100th GP weekend with @scuderiaferrari, so this special helmet design doesn’t make sense but it’s beautiful 🥰 Look at that greeeeeeen pic.twitter.com/AcW7zraSgT
— Charles Leclerc (@Charles_Leclerc) October 19, 2023
"Then I was feeling good and the lap, I was happy throughout qualifying. The last lap in Q3 there was a bit of mistakes here and there but I think it wasn’t easy for everybody. Really happy we’re starting on pole for Sunday.
"Into Turn 1 it’s always tricky here but at the same time it’s always better to be starting in the front rather than being in the back. I’m really happy and I love this track. I love the vibe that is around this track, in the city and in the country so it’s great to be here"
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F1 Standings

Drivers
- Charles Leclerc
- Carlos Sainz
- Lando Norris
- Oscar Piastri
- Pierre Gasly
- Esteban Ocon
- Sergio Pérez
- Max Verstappen
- Alexander Albon
- Logan Sargeant
- Lewis Hamilton
- George Russell
- Nico Hülkenberg
- Kevin Magnussen
- Fernando Alonso
- Lance Stroll
- Valtteri Bottas
- Zhou Guanyu
- Nyck De Vries
- Liam Lawson
- Daniel Ricciardo
- Yuki Tsunoda
Races
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Gulf Air Grand Prix of Bahrain 2023
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Saudi Arabian Grand Prix 2023
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Grand Prix of Australia 2023
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Grand Prix of China 2023
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Grand Prix of Azerbaijan 2023
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Miami Grand Prix 2023
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Qatar Airways Gran Premio Del Made In Italy E Dell'emilia Romagna 2023
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Grand Prix of Monaco 2023
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AWS Gran Premio de España 2023
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Grand Prix du Canada 2023
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Grand Prix of Austria 2023
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Aramco Grand Prix of Great Britain 2023
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Grand Prix of Hungary 2023
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Grand Prix of Belgium 2023
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Heineken Dutch Grand Prix 2023
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Grand Prix of Italy 2023
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Grand Prix of Singapore 2023
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Grand Prix of Japan 2023
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Qatar Grand Prix 2023
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Grand Prix of the United States 2023
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Gran Premio de la Ciudad de Mexico 2023
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Rolex Grande Prêmio de São Paulo 2023
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Heineken Silver Las Vegas Grand Prix 2023
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Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi 2023
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