The great contenders after qualifying challenge each other in words. Max: “The fight in F1 is what they expect from us”. Lewis: “In the US there is always a large audience for me. I want to win for them too “
At the start of the US F1 GP there will be sparks, by now even the stones know this. Again a front row with Max Verstappen – ninth pole of the season – and Lewis Hamilton side by side. But after the Austin qualifiers, the great contenders for the 2021 World Cup remained buttoned up. And third is a Checo Perez who knows what his task will be in the race.
verstappen at the top
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For the Dutchman, leader of the World Championship with 6 points clear of Hamilton, it was a “really exciting pole, in Q3 I made a first attempt that was not perfect, then on the last lap there was a few drops of rain but there I did it, my time for pole is impressive. The battle for the title? I think that’s what people want, to see me and Lewis fighting: in the GP I have to start well and then we have to work as a team to bring this race home ”.
solid shoulder perez
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Exactly behind Verstappen’s RB16B will be Sergio Perez’s other Red Bull, who had many fans in America and is warming up for “his” Mexican GP on 7 November. “I came very close to pole, as a team we did a great job but my last attempt was not perfect. In the last sector there was rain and I slipped in a few corners. The race? It will be very very long, the qualifying position here in Austin is not decisive because there is a lot of tire degradation and the situations are very variable ”.
hamilton on the attack
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Lewis has to do another assault race but starts from second position, so at the first corner – especially after the sparks in FP2 with Verstappen – save whoever can: “With these fans I will find more speed”, attacks the seven-time champion of the world. “There’s always a big audience here in Austin. I confess I struggled in qualifying, after FP1 we dropped a bit in terms of performance but here it was a good fight for pole. You can always improve in all areas but frankly I don’t think I could have done better than that. What race will it be? I try to win, also because I would like them to have fun here ”.
October 24 – 00:34
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