Max Verstappen will start tomorrow’s United States Grand Prix from pole position at Circuit of the Americas. Lando Norris and Charles Leclerc rounded out the top three after qualifying in Austin, Texas — where championship leader Oscar Piastri finished only sixth fastest.

What is a sprint race in F1 and how does qualifying shootout work? - The US Grand Prix hosts the fourth of six sprint races in the 2025 F1 season

In 2021, F1 drivers received three points for winning the sprint, two for finishing second, and one for coming in third. As this offered little to no incentive to put cars on the line for drivers in the midfield, this was altered in 2022 to the rewards system, which remains in place this year.

The McLaren driver narrowly missed out on matching teammate Lando Norris, who finished second behind Max Verstappen’s pole-winning effort. Piastri

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Carlos Sainz says F1 should mandate soft tyres in sprint races as a short-term fix to stop spoiling Sunday's grand prix

The vibes of Formula One and NASCAR blended in Saturday's F1 Sprint race at Circuit of the Americas, if not the actual drivers.

Max Verstappen cruised to victory in the United States Grand Prix sprint race, which saw chaos from the start as McLaren teammates Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris crashed out in the first turn