With less than a minute on the clock, Lando Norris and Max Verstappen were two of the final cars putting in their second lap times when George Russell crashed off-circuit into the barriers; the two were left with what-ifs.

Lando Norris pinched pole position from Max Verstappen after a high-speed George Russell crash truncated qualifying before the final laps could be completed. Russell’s crash compounded a woeful afternoon for Mercedes,

Lando Norris took pole position for Sunday’s United States Grand Prix ahead of championship leader Max Verstappen as Lewis Hamilton could only manage 19th. Heading into qualifying, Norris trailed his Red Bull rival by 54 points after Verstappen won the sprint race with the McLaren man in third.