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 IMAGE: Getty Images/Steven Tee Max Verstappen makes it 47 career Pole's in Austin, surpassing Senna's total in what has been a great weekend so far for the Red Bull driver. Despite running out of time to put in a second attempt in Q3, the Dutchman' efforts first time round was enough to hold off the McLaren's and bag him Pole for tomorrow's United States GP with a 1:32.510. Lando Norris brought it home in second and was nearly three tenths of a second off the pace of the Red Bull out in front in what has been an underwhelming Qualifying for the McLaren team. The Briton could not find a way to match Verstappen's pace and also had a new challenge to contend with as Leclerc in the Ferrari was showing great pace. Charles Leclerc took P3 in what was a great Qualifying display from the Ferrari driver. Throughout Q1, Q2, and Q3, the Monegasque kept within range of Verstappen's times - and whilst he isn't lining up on the front row alongside the Dutchman - he qualified just six thousandths of a second behind Norris. P4 went to George Russell who put in a good performance in his Mercedes today. Momentarily top of the timesheets in Q1 before being dethroned by Verstappen, this result alongside his second place finish earlier in the Sprint Race gives him a great chance in the race tomorrow. Lewis Hamilton was next to cross the line in what was a much better day for the Ferrari's after a tough Sprint Qualifying yesterday. He is just over a tenth of a second behind his teammate in third and will be satisfied with the pace displayed today. It was a tough session for Oscar Piastri who only managed P6 for tomorrows race, a day to forget for the Aussie after a DNF in today's Sprint Race. He struggled throughout the three satges of qualifying to get close to the front of the pack and will have work to do in the race if he is to fight his way into the big points places. Kimi Antonelli followed in P7 after a good weekend for him so far after he picked up the final point in the Sprint Race (finishing in P8). After it being announced that he will be returning to drive for Mercedes next year, the Italian will be keen to work his way up the order tomorrow. Ollie Bearman puts his Haas in P8 on his team's home soil - this will be a welcome result for the Briton after a 10 second time penalty in the Sprint Race due to a battle with Antonelli saw hium fall out of the final points place and to the bottom of the order. Carlos Sainz qualified in the top 10 yet again this season, crossing the line in ninth place. The Williams driver has been on fine form for the past few race weekends now and will be looking to continue the trend. Rounding out the top 10 was Fernando Alonso, the Spaniard looking to bounce back from his unpreventable DNF in the Sprint Race after making contact in the aftermath of the Hulkenberg/Piastri incident. Out in Q2: P11 - Hulkenberg, P12 - Lawson, P13 - Tsunoda, P14 - Gasly, P15 - Franco Colapinto After disaster in the Sprint Race earlier, Hulkenberg wasn;t quite able to end his die on a high as he was unable to go fast enough to repeat his impressive Sprint Qualifying drive yesterday. Out in Q1: P16 - Bortoleto, P17: Ocon, P18 - Stroll, P19 - Albon, P20 - Hadjar Stroll and Albon both suffered lap time deletions due to exceeding track limits which saw the pair unable to improve out of the Q1 spaces in what was a disappointing qualifying for both drivers. Matters also got worse for Stroll, as his five place grid penalty he picked up in the Sprint Race after a clash with Ocon means he will line up in last place. Hadjar lines up on the back row of the grid tomorrow alongside the Canadian after bringing out the red flags mere minutes into Q1. A spin into the barriers left him unable to carry on in the session and the Frenchman will be looking to make up for losing out today in the Grand Prix. Lights out for the Grand Prix tomorrow will be at 8pm UK time and this is certainly not one to miss - be sure to be watching!  Katie Shepherd
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