▲ The Mexican driver had problems with his car again, causing him to be put in reverse.Photos by Agence France-Presse
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La Jornada newspaper
Saturday, October 21, 2023, p. a10
While a crowd of people waited in Austin for the continued dominance of Max Verstappen and his Red Bull team, Monaco driver Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) signed off on his third title. first place Season in the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix pressure classification, followed by Lando Norris (McLaren) and Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes).
Leclerc showed a dominant pace by setting the fastest lap in one minute and 34.723 seconds, beating Norris and seven-time world champion Hamilton by a tenth.
Verstappen, whose fastest lap was fast enough to get column Before it was canceled due to exceeding the limits of the Circuit of the Americas track, he finished sixth, while his Mexican teammate Sergio Perez finished ninth.
It was the first 21st pole position of Leclerc’s career, giving him the opportunity to thwart Verstappen’s bid for his 50th professional Grand Prix win tomorrow.
“As a team, we did a great job. We know that on these weekends race “It’s important to have clean free trials, and we got them,” Monaco said. “I was happy all qualifying, and I was really happy to start the race column“, he noted.
Norris, in turn, described his position in the front row as a… Team bonus
.
I was fast enough to get first place. I know Charles said he made some mistakes, but I did too! Anyway, I’m happy with second place
I notice.
The US Grand Prix, the 18th stage of the season, is the fifth test this year that has a format raceThe race, which will be held this afternoon, has its own qualifying session.
Only the top eight on the track score points (from eight for the leader to one point for eighth).
For Sunday, at a track where the winner has never started outside the front row, the Dutch lion Verstappen will have a new date against history. After winning his third consecutive World Championship, his next challenge is to achieve what no one has been able to achieve on American soil.
For his part, Chico continued to have problems with his car and fell behind in the Este Pan Ocon (Alps), despite making the cut.
I love being in this ring as well as this country. It’s an amazing challenge and one of my favorites, on the same level as Silverstone
Hamilton determined after finishing third on the podium.
With information from Agence France-Presse
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