Max Verstappen made it two from two as he backed up his Sprint pole with pole for the Grand Prix in Austin. The Dutchman beat the field by an impressive margin too, as Lando Norris managed to grab P2 on the grid. But Championship leader Oscar Piastri was only sixth, leaving him with it all to do in the race. Here are the best facts and stats from Qualifying at the Circuit of The Americas…
Verstappen’s 47th pole for Red Bull surpassed Ayrton Senna’s 46 poles for McLaren, meaning the Dutchman is now just behind Michael Schumacher’s Ferrari tally of 58 and Lewis Hamilton’s 78 for Mercedes in the most poles for any driver-team combination.
The Red Bull man grabbed his seventh pole of the season, two more than any other driver. It was his second Grand Prix pole in Austin, and Red Bull’s 50th pole since their association with Honda began back in 2019.
Verstappen has won 35 of his previous 46 starts from pole. But the pole-sitter has not finished on the podium here in the last three Grands Prix.