Apparently the three-time world champion Max Verstappen will achieve a new pole, which will be the 31st, in Circuit of the Americas, after signing the fastest lap five thousandths faster than Charles Leclerc, it is invalid for the Dutch driver after exceeding the track limits; so that the number 1 of Red Bull leaves from the departure today (9:00 pm, DAZN F1) from the first line to the third. A challenge for the winner of United States Grand Prix the last two seasons, having to go back and hunt a Charles Leclerc who has finished in the top five in each of his last five completed races and has not won a race since 2022 Austrian Grand Prix.
Despite the fact that the two World Championships – manufacturers and drivers – were decided in favor of Red Bull and Verstappen, neither the energy team nor the Dutch star will not miss the opportunity to break through – with five races to go – all of the possible, no matter how much they have for it, especially the Hasselt driver to drive against history.
The numbers indicate that the last twelve winners of the United States Grand Prix have started from the front row of the grid, seven from pole and five from second position, when ‘Mad Max’ He does it from the third. However, he knows that he faces a golden opportunity to continue to increase his great record. And not only can Verstappen equal the record for most victories achieved in one year (15), equaling his own record from 2022, but he can reach his 50th victory in Formula 1, becoming the fifth driver which reached this figure. throughout the history of the competition afterwards Lewis Hamilton (103), Michael Schumacher (91), Sebastian Vettel (53) and Alain Prost (51). The Spanish should be more modest in their aspirations Carlos Sainz and Fernando Alonso. The Madrid driver from Ferrari, author of pole position on this same track in 2022, will start fourth and the driver from Oviedo (Aston Martin) the seventeenth will appeal to the epic and the improvements applied to his car for this Grand Prix, where last year he was seventh.
Then, this morning the sprint race will be held, which will serve as a test for everyone for tonight’s race.
Source: La Verdad
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