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Max Verstappen maintained his F1 championship challenge by saving
his best until the very last to land a third successive pole
position for the United States Grand Prix sprint. Lando Norris
appeared the man to beat after finishing quickest in SQ1 and SQ2,
ahead of Verstappen, and the Briton set the bar in SQ3 with a lap
of 1:32.214s. READ MORE: Max Verstappen stuns McLaren duo as Nico
Hulkenberg causes major shock Apple strike multi-million dollar
deal with F1 Apple has secured exclusive broadcasting rights for F1
in the United States from 2026 onwards, for its streaming service
Apple TV, in a five-year deal believed to be worth $150 million per
year. The technology company will assume the rights from the
current holder, ESPN, which has held them since 2017. READ MORE:
Apple strike multi-million dollar deal with F1 Max Verstappen makes
Red Bull wish after passing critical test Max Verstappen has
expressed his desire to ensure he has a strong start and launch in
the United States Grand Prix Sprint - to capitalise on a shock pole
position. On the sole flying laps in SQ3, Verstappen was the final
driver to cross the line to start his lap, with his target for pole
being Lando Norris's 1:32.214 attempt. READ MORE: Max Verstappen
makes Red Bull wish after passing critical test McLaren make
'transparent' claim despite Lando Norris mystery Zak Brown has
claimed that McLaren has been "transparent" in revealing Lando
Norris is subject to "repercussions" for his move on Oscar Piastri,
despite the team refusing to reveal what they are. Ahead of the
United States GP, both Norris and Piastri revealed that the former
had been held "accountable" for the incident in Singapore and would
be subject to "repercussions" moving forward. READ MORE: McLaren
make 'transparent' claim despite Lando Norris mystery Lewis
Hamilton makes 'mountain' claim after puzzling Ferrari performance
Lewis Hamilton believes Ferrari's deficit to United States Grand
Prix Sprint pole position shows the team has "a mountain to climb."
Hamilton will be the lead works Ferrari on the grid in Austin,
taking eighth place, but was 0.892s slower than pole-sitter Max
Verstappen, with the SF-25's best effort being a 1:33.035 compared
to Verstappen's 1:32.143. READ MORE: Lewis Hamilton makes
'mountain' claim after puzzling Ferrari performance Fallen FIA
presidential candidate issues full-throated attack on governing
body Tim Mayer, who has withdrawn from the FIA presidential race
against the incumbent Mohammed Ben Sulayem, has held a fiery press
conference where he has taken aim at the motorsport governing body.
Mayer, who has ended his ambition of succeeding Ben Sulayem,
highlighted the issues for candidates running against the
incumbent, which have come to light in recent weeks. READ MORE:
Fallen FIA presidential candidate issues full-throated attack on
governing body
