F1 US Grand Prix live: Qualifying start times and schedule after Norris-Piastri crash

lando norris And oscar piastri They collided with each other again on the first lap as both title rivals were eliminated from the United States Sprint.

The preparations leading up to the weekend have been dominated by imposed “results” mclaren After the team held Norris responsible for banging the wheels with Piastri Singapore a fortnight ago.

That minor tap paled into insignificance compared to the carnage that occurred on the first stage of Saturday’s sprint Austin Since Norris’s car only had three tires left.

“Today the feeling was much better. I made a big mistake and almost went into the wall in turn five. Starting from P10, without the thing at the beginning, it would have been very difficult. We need to focus on qualifying and do a better job.”

“We’re disappointed that we didn’t get the chance to race. It’s surprising how some drivers with experience don’t act sensibly. Overall, disappointed, we put it down to it, there’s a lot to do and we pick up the weekend from there.

“We have lost eight points with both drivers, we know that if we can race normally, we have a competitive car, the scores will take care of themselves. We look forward to some normal racing.”

“The pace was good, it felt a little better in race trim than in qualifying. Managed to avoid drama at the first turn, I didn’t keep my car particularly well, leaving the door open for Charles.

“It’s a shame I couldn’t get close to finishing in the top three, but it’s useless to expect better qualifying today.”

“I had a really good start, I tried to cut and got hit – not a good way to start the day, but I needed to take another look.”

“We definitely had a solid race, solid pace, Ferrari was fast behind. We’re getting a little bit more lucky but things stopped happening to us, my pace has been like this all year! Things are going very smoothly, things are clicking. The car was great.”

As soon as Sainz came to the microphone, a huge cheer for him.

“I knew you didn’t get many chances with Max, I sent it over, glad I tried it. P2 was better than we expected.

“We won which is the most important, I think we need to be a little better in race trim to fight the McLarens.

“We have some ideas about what we can do, hopefully we can perform a little better tomorrow.”