Charles Leclerc has a penalty of 10 places on the grid for changing the combustion engine and turbo. That penalty was added to Pérez, Alonso and Zhou by 5 positions. Without Charles and ‘Checo’ in the equation, Carlos Sainz he only gets the pole from a Verstappen who has been very strong in the lead in Free Practice 3. The scenario does not seem the best for Carlos, before a Max champion, who is unbeaten, and wants to assign the pole to the owner of Red Bull Dietrich Mateschitz, who died yesterday at the age of 78. But the Spaniards went for it all. He complained a few races ago that for the thousandth he was on the doorstep of many pole positions on this course. Y in Austin, Sainz claimed his third career pole position (all this year). done at Silverstone and at Spa, that last one, inherited from Max due to a penalty of grid positions to the Dutchman. And it is his without having to wait for punishments. On its own merits: for what it’s made of asphalt. He won over Leclerc and Max, without discussion, with a final ride in Q3 in a great final battle against his teammate and the Dutchman. Biggest joy for Carlos, who in this Sunday’s race (21.00/DAZN F1), He will start ahead of Max (2nd) and Hamilton (3rd) in search of the most difficult: his second win.
Grid output
With penalties already applied
1. Carlos Sainz (ESP/Ferrari)
2 Max Verstappen (PB/Red Bull)
3. Lewis Hamilton (GBR/Mercedes)
4. George Russell (GBR/Mercedes)
5. Lance Stroll (CAN/Aston Martin)
6. Lando Norris (GBR/McLaren)
7. Valtteri Bottas (FIN/Alfa Romeo)
8. Alexander Albon (THA/Williams)
9. Sergio Perez (MEX/Red Bull)*
10. S. Vettel (ALE/Aston Martin)
11. Pierre Gasly (FRA/Alpha Tauri)
12. Charles Leclerc (MON/Ferrari)**
13. Yuki Tsunoda (JPN/Alpha Tauri)
14. Fernando Alonso (ESP/Alpine) *
15. Kevin Magnussen (DIN/Haas)
16. Daniel Ricciardo (AUS/McLaren)
17. Esteban Ocon (FRA/Alpine)
18. Mick Schumacher (ALE/Haas)
19. Zhou Guanyu (CHN/Alpha Tauri)*
20. Nicholas Latifi (CAN/Williams)
*sanction of 5 positions already applied
**10-post sanction has been applied
PERIODS OF CLASSIFICATION
* SANCTIONS WILL STILL APPLY:
1. Carlos Sainz (ESP/Ferrari) 1’34”356
2. Charles Leclerc (MON/Ferrari) 1’34”421**
3. Max Verstappen (PB/Red Bull) 1’34”448
4. Sergio Perez (MEX/Red Bull) 1’34”645*
5. Lewis Hamilton (GBR/Mercedes) 1’34”947
6. George Russell (GBR/Mercedes) 1’34”988
7. Lance Stroll (CAN/Aston Martin) 1’35”598
8. Lando Norris (GBR/McLaren) 1’35”690
9. Fernando Alonso (ESP/Alpine) 1’35”876*
10. Valtteri Bottas (FIN/Alfa Romeo) 1’36.319
11. Alexander Albon (THA/Williams) 1’36”368
12. S. Vettel (ALE/Aston Martin) 1’36”398
13. Pierre Gasly (FRA/Alpha Tauri) 1’36”740
14. Zhou Guanyu (CHN/Alpha Tauri) 1’36”970*
15. Yuki Tsunoda (JPN/Alpha Tauri) 1’37”147
16. Kevin Magnussen (DIN/Haas) 1’36”949
17. Daniel Ricciardo (AUS/McLaren) 1’37”046
18. Esteban Ocon (FRA/Alpine) 1’37”068
19. Mick Schumacher (ALE/Haas) 1’37”111
20. Nicholas Latifi (CAN/Williams) 1’37”244
*For applying the sanction of 5 places
**For applying the sanction of 10 places
Today’s pole position is very important for Sainz’s morale and for all of Italy to realize that in Carlos they can have a driver as champion as Charles. He had to show that he could achieve the extra thousandths that would give him pole position at the decisive moment, when the steering wheel was getting hotter, when everything was decided. Leclerc set the fastest time in his first attempt in Q3 and the Spaniard remained at 0″159. Despite this, he did not dilute himself. He filled himself with more energy to go for his perfect lap. He grew as needed and didn’t. He failed. At the horn, when Verstappen arrived like a record-setting airplane for the first two sectors, the Madrid native became a giant in the Ferrari sector of Austin, the third. He embroidered it to put oneself first and metaphorically shout “here I am “tall.
Winning this Sunday is a very complicated task
The Spaniard said in the run-up to this United States GP that he would prefer to win one of the remaining four races., to pass Russell for fourth place in the World Cup. He needs that victory to give him the momentum to do it all in 2023. He will do it now from pole, although winning is really complicated. And it is that Verstappen must be worried about not achieving pole position yesterday because he knows that the real key is the damage of his tires in today’s race.
That factor allowed him to print an unattainable speed in the second part of the course. American asphalt is very painful and will have high wear and tear. In addition, the Ferrari suffers more on circuits where the limit of degradation is set by the front wheels. It’s happening in Texas.
That works Verstappen could face today’s appointment with several options. If he wins he will equal the 13 victories in a year achieved by Schumacher (2004) and Vettel (2013). and he will remain alive in his pursuit of an even harder record. ‘Kaiser’ took his 13 wins in 2004 in 18 races. That means he won 72.22% in all trials. To beat that percentage with 22 races on the calendar, Max needs to win all 4 remaining races. just the preference ‘Checo’ to succeed in Mexico you might worry
Alonso was 9th and Ocon 18th
Fernando Alonso finished 9th in the United States GP qualifying session. He was the best man behind Ferrari, Red Bull and Mercedes in Q1 and Q2. Also in his first attempt, with 7th place in his pocket. However, he was absent on his final lap, finishing 9th, finding himself overtaken by Stroll and Norris. The Asturian will start further back due to his penalty of 5 positions in 9th place for changing his combustion engine. He will go in search of points in a day where the most difficult ballot his Alpine companion Esteban Ocon after sinking this Saturday in qualifying, surprisingly crashed out in Q1 with an 18th place finish.
Source: La Verdad
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