Lando Norris scored pole position for Formula 1’s 2024 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.

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.