2022 United States Grand Prix
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This is the end of this live text, thank you for joining us. Have a good night everyone and see you tomorrow at 21:00 p.m. for the Grand Prix!
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Note that the grid will be very different since Leclerc will fall to 12th position after an engine penalty of 10 places. Pérez and Alonso will lose 5 positions, moving to 9th and 14th ranks.
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And it’s pole position for Sainz! 1'34″356 for the Spaniard who beat Leclerc by 65 thousandths and Verstappen by 92. Third career pole for the Ferrari driver after Silverstone and Spa-Francorchamps. Pérez and Hamilton completed the Top 5 followed by Russell, Stroll, Norris, Alonso and Bottas
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Leclerc, Sainz, Hamilton, Verstappen, Pérez, Russell, Stroll, Alonso, Norris and Bottas, here are the Top 10 as everyone comes out for the final attempts
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Leclerc gets everyone in agreement by improving by more than 4 tenths on Verstappen who was driving on worn tires. 1'34″624 for the Ferrari driver. In the meantime, Sainz and Hamilton came between the two men
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1'35″044 for Verstappen who takes the lead while waiting for the end of Leclerc's lap
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On to Q3 in Austin! Who will take pole position? See you in 12 minutes
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Norris well helped by Zhou whose time was deleted for going beyond the limits of the track at turn 12
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No French in Q3. Gasly was satisfied with the 14th fastest time, more than 4 tenths behind the 10th and first qualifier, Zhou. It also didn't work out for Norris, Albon, Vettel and Tsunoda
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Leclerc, Verstappen, Sainz, Russell, Pérez, Hamilton, Alonso, Bottas, Zhou and Norris. Here is the Top 10 less than 5 minutes away. Albon, Tsunoda, Stroll, Gasly and Vettel are provisionally eliminated
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Best time for Leclerc who is ahead of Verstappen by only 48 thousandths. 1'35″246 for the Monegasque while Sainz climbs to 3rd place but more than 3 tenths behind
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Albon sets the first benchmark for this Q2 in 1'37″124 while Tsunoda ranks behind him for 23 thousandths
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Action resumes in Austin with the start of Q2
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Terrible disappointment for Ocon only 18th in this Q1 and already eliminated! Magnussen, Ricciardo, Schumacher and Latifi accompany the Norman on the list of those eliminated. At the front, Sainz retained the lead ahead of Leclerc and Verstappen.
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A little more than 5 minutes from the end of this Q1, here is an update on the ranking: Sainz, Leclerc, Verstappen, Hamilton, Pérez, Russell, Alonso, Bottas, Stroll and Zhou are in the Top 10. Tsunoda, Albon, Ricciardo, Magnussen and Zhou are provisionally eliminated
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Big time from Sainz who takes the lead almost half a second ahead of Leclerc. The Spaniard clocked 1'35"297
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Unsurprisingly Verstappen beats Schumacher's time with a lap of 1'35"865 but Leclerc responds immediately with a 1'35"795, 69 thousandths faster than the Dutchman
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Only 4 drivers have recorded a time so far with Schumacher in the lead thanks to a lap of 1'37"816 followed by Zhou, Albon and Magnussen
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Let's go for the qualifications
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On the transfer window side, Williams announced its 2nd driver for the 2023 season, or almost. This is Logan Sargeant. However, the American will have to obtain his Super License to be tenured next year
Williams confirms Sargeant's tenure in 2023 if he obtains his Superlicense
