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 scored pole position for Formula 1’s United States Grand Prix as a George Russell crash prevented Max Verstappen and co from completing their final Q3 fliers.The session was already a shocker for Mercedes with Lewis Hamilton having been eliminated in Q1.