Once again, the best in Formula 1 WC will start side by side. Max Verstappen (24) beat Lewis Hamilton (36) by 20 in Saturday’s qualifiers.
The seventh time in 2021 that these two players made the front row at the start of the F1 World Cup Tour.
– It started raining a little bit at the end! But the car is much better now – you’ve done a great job, says Verstappen on his team’s internal communication.
Mercedes was highlighted as the favorites for the US Grand Prix on Sunday, but Red Bull fought for first and third place in qualifying. Sergio Perez finished third in the best starting position on Sunday. He was only fifteen thousand worse than Hamilton.
“I think this guy’s a little frustrated,” says Fiaplay commentator Stein Pettersen — and talks about Lewis Hamilton.
– Sorry guys, says the Briton on the Mercedes team’s internal radio.
I gave it my all, but these guys (Red Bull) were incredibly fast today, says Hamilton in an interview on the scene. Meanwhile, he’s ready to go for victory on Sunday.
Max Verstappen leads the World Cup by six points over Lewis Hamilton before the race in Austin. The World Cup’s role on the Circuit of the Americas is 17 of 22 in 2021. The Dutchman has seven victories against the five Britons.
Several drivers have penalties that make them start from behind: George Russell, Sebastian Vettel and Fernando Alonso. Valtteri Bottas has a penalty kick with five positions on the starting board.
It was a hot start to the weekend in the US at the time Max Verstappen pointed his finger To Lewis Hamilton in Friday training.
Thus the starting order when penalties are included:
1. Verstappen, 2. Hamilton, 3. Perez, 4. Leclerc, 9. Bottas.
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