F1 US Grand Prix Qualifying Results: Mercedes SMASH decides pole battle after Hamilton heartbreak

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F1 US Grand Prix Qualifying Results: Mercedes SMASH decides pole battle after Hamilton heartbreak
All the times from the US Grand Prix qualifying session
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Max Verstappen was denied pole position at the US Grand Prix by a dramatic late crash.
George Russell hit the barriers in Turn 19 while all of the major players were behind him on their final fast laps – Verstappen's very fast indeed – and were forced to slow down by the double yellow flags caused by the big impact.
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Lewis Hamilton was knocked out in the first part of qualifying for the United States Grand Prix, a race he has won six times in the past.
The seven-time world champion won once in Indianapolis and five times at the Circuit of the Americas, but was stunned in Q1 on Saturday evening after a mistake at Turn 12 cost him time.

Here are the times from qualifying in Austin:
F1 Qualifying Results: US Grand Prix 2024
1. Lando Norris [McLaren] - 1:32.330sec
2. Max Verstappen [Red Bull] - +0.031s
3. Carlos Sainz [Ferrari] - +0.322s
4. Charles Leclerc [Ferrari] - +0.410s
5. Oscar Piastri [McLaren] - +0.620s
6. George Russell [Mercedes] - Time TBC
7. Pierre Gasly [Alpine] - +0.688s
8. Fernando Alonso [Aston Martin] - +0.979s
9. Kevin Magnussen [Haas] - +1.151s
10. Sergio Perez [Red Bull] - N/A
ELIMINATED IN Q2
11. Yuki Tsunoda [VCARB]
12. Nico Hulkenberg [Haas]
13. Esteban Ocon [Alpine]
14. Lance Stroll [Aston Martin]
15. Liam Lawson [VCARB]
ELIMINATED IN Q1
16. Alex Albon [Williams]
17. Franco Colapinto [Williams]
18. Valtteri Bottas [Sauber]
19. Lewis Hamilton [Mercedes]
20. Zhou Guanyu [Sauber]
How does F1 Qualifying work?
The qualifying session is split into three finite windows, which provide a dramatic prelude to Sunday's race.
The bottom five drivers are eliminated at the end of Q1, with a further five eliminated after Q2.
Then, Q3 gives us a shootout between the remaining 10 drivers in the battle for positions at the front of the grid.
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