This is what the 2023 F1 United States GP starting grid looks like: Verstappen loses pole for this mistake

The surprise came F1 United States GP. When everyone assumed that Max Verstappen will fly with him red bull in Austin and he will achieve the pole this Friday, he encountered greater difficulties than expected and important rivals such as Charles Leclerc, Lando Norris and Lewis Hamilton, which brought him to the limit. Leclerc took the pole and was ahead of the starting grid for the 2023 F1 United States GP this Sunday after beating Lando Norris (2nd) by 0.130 and Hamilton by 0.139, with Carlos Sainz 4th (0.222) ahead of Russell (5th).

Verstappen failed and lost several places on the grid

And Verstappen? Max Verstappen will start from 6th position on the starting grid of the 2023 F1 United States GP this Sunday after a mistake. Sainz already said a few weeks ago, that with a lot of margin, it’s easier for Max not to fail. And this time, in a ‘quality’ where Verstappen had no upper hand on other occasions, the mistake came. Max Verstappen was overtaken at the first attempt in Q3 and had to do it. And it failed. Just when he seemed to have made pole on his last attempt, his turn was canceled for exceeding the track limits.

He had to come back on Sunday from 6th place, with Gasly starting in 7th position with his Alpine teammate Esteban Or with. Perezwith Red Bull, was 9th and did not improve. Piastre He didn’t shine in 10th place either.

In its part, Alonso will start 17th on the United States Formula GP starting grid on Sunday 1 after a bad classification from which he was eliminated the first time.

F1 United States GP starting grid

1. Charles Leclerc (MON/Ferrari) 1:34.723
2. Lando Norris (GBR/McLaren) at 0.130
3. Lewis Hamilton (GBR/Mercedes) by 0.139
4. Carlos Sainz (ESP/Ferrari) at 0.222
5. George Russell (GBR/Mercedes) at 0.356
6. Max Verstappen (PB/Red Bull) at 0.358
7. Pierre Gasly (FRA/Alpine) at 0.366
8. Esteban Ocon (FRA/Alpine) at 0.431
9. Sergio Pérez (MEX/Red Bull) at 0.450
10. Oscar Piastri (AUS/McLaren) at 0.744
11. Yuki Tsunoda (JPN/AlphaTauri) in 1:35.697
12. Zhou Guanyu (CHN/Alfa Romeo) in 1:35.698
13. Valtteri Bottas (FIN/Alfa Romeo) in 1:35.858
14. Kevin Magnussen (DIN/Haas) in 1:35.880
15. Daniel Ricciardo (AUS/AlphaTauri) in 1:35.974
16. Nico Hülkenberg (ALE/Haas) in 1:36.235
17. Fernando Alonso (ESP/Aston Martin) in 1:36.268
18. Alexander Albon (TAI/Williams) in 1:36.315
19. Lance Stroll (CAN/Aston Martin) in 1:36.589
20. Logan Sargeant (USA/Williams) in 1:36.827