Now that McLaren have overtaken world champions Red Bull in the constructors' championship, Zak Brown's team can shift their full focus onto Norris, who is out to stop Verstappen from claiming his fourth consecutive F1 title.
F1's 19th round of 2024 takes place at the Circuit of the Americasand is sure to be another close-run affair in what has been a thrilling season.
But who will start the race from the front? Despite winning last year's edition, Red Bull will be hoping to improve on their 2023 qualifying showing in Austin, where Verstappen only managed to grab P6, four places behind Lando Norris who clinched P2.
United States Grand Prix Qualifying - Saturday, October 19, 2024
The qualifying session in Austin, Texas kicks off today at 5pm local time, a few hours after the final practice run (FP3). Find the session start times converted to your local time zone below:
Local time 5pm Saturday United States (ET): 6pm Saturday United States (CT): 5pm Saturday United States (PT): 3pm Saturday Central European Time 12am Saturday United Kingdom (BST): 11am Saturday Australia (AEST): 8am Saturday Australia (AWST): 6am Saturday Australia (ACST): 7:30pm Saturday Mexico (CST): 4pm Saturday Japan (JST): 7am Saturday South Africa (SAST): 12amm Saturday Egypt (EEST): 1am Saturday China (CST): 6am Saturday India (IST): 3:30am Saturday Brazil: 6pm Saturday Singapore: 5am Saturday Saudi Arabia: 12am Saturday United Arab Emirates: 1am Saturday Turkey: 12am Saturday