Leclerc's Ferrari with McLaren\u2019s Lando Norris will join on the front row, with Mercedes\u2019 Lewis Hamilton lining up third and Ferrari\u2019s Carlos Sainz fourth in the battle.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Verstappen momentarily held the pole position before he lost in the fastest lap time of the session for exceeding track limits at the penultimate corner at Circuit of The Americas.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
With Verstappen's time deleted, Ferrari's Leclerc regained pole, leaving out Norris and Hamilton by more than a tenth of a second to seal his third pole position of the season - the most by any driver other than Verstappen.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cI think as a team we did a great job. We know that in the Sprint weekend, it\u2019s more important than ever to have a clean FP1 (practice), we did and we started with a strong basis thanks to the work the guys have done,\u201d said Leclerc.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cI was happy throughout qualifying. The last lap in Q3 there was a bit of mistakes here and there but I think it wasn\u2019t easy for everybody. So, really happy we are starting on pole for Sunday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cI love this track, I love the vibe there is around this track in the city and in the country so it\u2019s great to be here.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Red Bull\u2019s Verstappen will be disappointed hunting a 50th career win on Sunday at a track where the winner has always come from the front row, have already secured the constructors\u2019 and drivers\u2019 championships.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Hamilton failed to produce his best lap, but he will eye to end his career on a high note after a two-year winless streak with Mercedes on Sunday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Norris who finished second on the pole said it had been a good day. \u201cI didn\u2019t make as many mistakes as I made last week which is a good thing,\u201d he added, referring to the previous sprint weekend in Qatar.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cI think we had it today, I think there was enough in it to get pole. I know Charles said he made a few mistakes but so did I, so it\u2019s a bit of a shame that one opportunity maybe missed again but I\u2019m so happy nevertheless.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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