168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen was the man to beat in sprint qualifying as he pipped 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:George Russell to pole by just 0.012s.

It was a tight session at the Circuit of the Americas with 0.2s between the top fiꦿve drivers in sprint qualifying.

The two Mercedes drivers were th♛e first drivers out in SQ3, with Russell taking provisional pole.

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton was on course to beat it after a bli🔥stering S1, but made a mistaꦑke into Turn 12.

After that, no one was able to topple Russell’s top time, until Verstappen was able t🦩o do so.

The Dutchman will be looking to add yet another sprint victory to his CV on Saturdꦡay.

After qualifying, Verstappen noted: “We had a good day. Of course, Sprin♌t Qualy is always very difficult🧜, you never really know how much you can push.

“The whole day the car was wo☂rking well. I'm happy to be first, it's been a while, so happy with today.

“This track is amazing to drive. With new💮 tarmac, a little bit of old, then the bumps, it's not easy but it's f🌄un.”

Russell secured second ahead of Ferrari’s 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Charles Leclerc.

F1 title contender Lando Norris secured fourth, while 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Carlos Sainz was sixth.

Rounding out the top 10 was 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Nico Hulkenberg, Hamilton,168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Kevin Magnussen, 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Yuki Tsunoda and Franco Colapinto.

Oscar Piastri was the shock early elimination in SQ1, leaving him 16th on the grid for the 🅘sprint.

Piastri was deemed to have exceeded track limits at the penultimate corner meaning his best lap wasꦉ deleted.

He wil🌌l start ahead of Esteban Ocon, Alex Albon, Valtteriꦜ Bottas and Zhou Guanyu.