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Carlos Sainz took pole position for the United States Grand Prix, beating Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen.
Sainz beat Leclerc by 0.065s and Verstappen by 0.092s, but the world champion will be second on the grid because Leclerc has a 10-place penalty.
Red Bull’s Sergio Perez, who has a five-place grid penalty, was fourth ahead of Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton.
The penalties mean Hamilton will start third behind Sainz and Verstappen.
After qualifying, Verstappen paid tribute to Red Bull co-owner Dietrich Mateschitz, who died earlier on Saturday aged 78.
Verstappen, who will equal the all-time record for wins in a season if he wins on Sunday, said: “It’s been difficult news for everyone. What he’s done for Red Bull and for the sport and especially for me, it’s been a very hard day
“We tried to give it our all in qualifying but there is still one race to go and we will try to do him proud tomorrow.
“Our car normally in the race is a bit stronger than in qualifying. Today it had very small margins. If you had set the tires a bit better it could have made the difference. But we are there and I expect a good race tomorrow “.
Sainz said: “It was really fun. Very tricky with the winds we got today, very gusty, every corner is an adventure, you don’t know how much grip you’re going to get at every corner.
“For tomorrow, Red Bull are still favourites. They have a better race pace. They usually take us in the races, but we will do everything we can to stay in front and win the race.”
A busy weekend for Red Bull included the team accusing rivals of a “concerted campaign” over the budget cap issue
Did Hamilton miss an opportunity?
Hamilton had been third after the first runs in the final qualifying in Mercedes’ most competitive performance since the Dutch Grand Prix at the start of September.
He was ahead of Verstappen after the first few runs in the final part of qualifying, but made a mistake at the start of his final lap and fell as he was not improving.
The slip actually made little difference – Hamilton finished 0.5s clear of Verstappen, and team boss Toto Wolff felt there was only 0.2s left in the car even with a perfect lap , so Hamilton would not have challenged for a place at the front. from the grill
Behind him, Mercedes team-mate George Russell qualified sixth, and will start fourth in an all-Mercedes second row.
Lance Stroll impressed to head the Aston Martin midfield in seventh.
McLaren’s Lando Norris was eighth ahead of Fernando Alonso, who will be disappointed with ninth at Alpine after looking strong all weekend, especially as he has a five-place grid penalty. His, like Leclerc’s and Pérez’s, is for using too many engine parts.
Alfa Romeo’s Valtteri Bottas completed the top 10, ahead of the impressive Alex Albon in the Williams.