2023 F1 AUSTIN US GP Friday QUALIFYING analysis by Peter Windsor
1,328Qualifying on Friday in Austin indicated that Sunday's race will be dramatically close. Red Bull's Max Verstappen starts only P6 after exceeding track limits on his pole lap; Ferrari are P1-P4 with Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz; Lando Norris is again right up there for McLaren (P2); and the Mercedes drivers, Lewis Hamilton and George Russell, are starting P3-P5. Peter Windsor looks back at the day's key elements.
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