Red Bull's Formula One leader Max Verstappen took pole position for the Saturday sprint race at the U.S. Grand Prix with McLaren's title rival Lando Norris qualifying fourth. Mercedes' George Russell joined triple world champion Verstappen on the front row with Ferrari's Charles Leclerc third.

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen takes pole for the sprint race at the United States Grand Prix, with title rival Lando Norris fourth.

Norris, who trails Verstappen by 52 points heading into the concluding six rounds of the campaign, will line up three places behind Verstappen for the 19-lap dash after he qualified a disappointing fourth at Austin’s Circuit of the Americas.