# Motorsport: Red Bull’s Max Verstappen is on pole for the US Grand Prix later today, while McLaren’s Formula One championship leader Oscar Piastri is qualifying sixth. The Australian is 22 points clear of his teammate Lando Norris, and 55 points ahead of Verstappen. Verstappen’s bid for a fifth successive title, once dismissed as impossible, is gaining strength after he also won yesterday’s sprint race while both McLarens crashed out. Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc qualified third fastest and shares the second row with Mercedes’ George Russell. Ferrari’s seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton qualified fifth and shares the third row with Piastri.
Motorsport: Verstappen beats Norris to US Grand Prix pole after sprint win